About Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is a well-known children’s author who has written more than 200 books. Over 80 of these are available to buy in shops/online, with more than 120 designed for schools. When she was a young girl, Julia’s father gave her a poetry book called ‘The Book of a Thousand Poems’. She would learn and recite these poems and begin to write her own. Julia was the Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013. An aim of hers was to encourage children to perform more poetry and plays to create a greater love of reading and books. In 2011, as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours she was appointed MBE for services to literature and later promoted to CBE in the 2019 New Year Honours.

We want the children in Donaldson class this year to learn about the work of this inspirational author. We want them to develop their love of reading books, including poetry and have the opportunities to perform them.