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"Julia Donaldson" (18 results)
A celebration of the life and work of Julia Donaldson and the remarkable cast of characters that have sprung from her imagination
Julia Donaldson talks about the modern Princess in her book ''Zog and the Flying Do...
Nadiya Hussain reads a short excerpt from Julia Donaldson's ''The Hospital Dog'' and others discuss the...
Helena Bonham Carter reads an excerpt from Julia Donaldson's ''Princess Mirror-belle''.
James McAvoy reads an excerpt of Julia Donaldson's ''Stick Man''.
Imelda Staunton reads an excerpt from ''The Gruffalo''.
Guests discuss how the setting of woods or forest is such an inspiring setting for childrens stories.
An animated comedy for all the family about Superworm, a super-long and super-strong worm. Based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by ...
Animation based on the classic children's book written by Julia Donaldson, telling the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a...
Two young aliens from warring families fall in love and run away, leading their relatives on a chase across outer space. Animated adaptation of the c...
A beautiful tale of an unlikely friendship, a tour of the world and a heroic rescue. Based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustr...
A family film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The story of a keen young dragon in his first years at Dragon School.
Zog and Gadabout try to rescue Princess Pearl, who has been locked up in her uncle's castle. Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Schef...
Animated film based on Julia Donaldson's picture book. A kind witch invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustr...
Stick Man, his Stick Lady Love and their three children have a jolly Christmas morning, opening presents and frolicking in the snow.
Animated film based on the much-loved children's picture book. Stick Man tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky father's epic journey to make it home in time for Chris...
Animated film based on the classic children's picture book. A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in searc...
A greedy rat travels the highway in search of other animals' food, before his sweet tooth finally leads him to a sticky outcome.
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