When Julia Donaldson was 12, she got the job of understudy to the fairies in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at London’s Old Vic. In the cast was a young Judi Dench and Tom Courtenay.

Poets range from Rudyard Kipling, Walter de la Mare and Lewis Carroll to Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen and Spike Milligan.

For example, James Robertson and Matthew Fitt went on to develop Itchy Coo publishing (www.itchy-coo.com), with translations into Scots of Aesop’s Fables, Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales, Julia ...

In autumn, Stroud Book Festival brings bestselling authors to town for a programme of inspiring talks and events, with previous attendees including Ian McEwan, Michael Rosen, Clive Myrie, Julia ...

Every new Donaldson book is a reason to celebrate, and this warm and witty story, beautifully illustrated, is a welcome exploration of fatherhood. When Bear wakes from his winter sleep ...

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