Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is a British writer and playwright who was Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013. She is best known for rhyming stories for young children, many illustrated by Axel Scheffler, including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She began by writing songs for children's television, but turned to books after the words of one song, "A Squash and a Squeeze", became a children's book in 1993.