Visit the farm in the brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze, the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axe... Read more Play with the cute Mouse finger puppet as you read the fun story, based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Badger's Band, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo... Read more The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Don... Read more Here, we’ll cover some excellent places to find The Gruffalo teaching resources as well as some creative ideas for activities. Set the Scene in Your Reading Corner

Journey through the deep dark wood with Snake, Owl, Fox and Mouse and discover who is making the growling noise! The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue) . . . until Janet meets Bill in an unforgettable love story of alien folk. Read more Explore the deep dark wood with Mouse and see if you can spot the Gruffalo in this interactive novelty book, based on the bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo – with peep-holes a... Read more

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Read by actress Imelda Staunton, Monkey Puzzle is a clever, funny and charming tale from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of Th... Read more Please remember even with edible small materials to supervise your toddlers and preschoolers at all times. Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Rabbit's Nap by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Where is Monkey's mummy? It's not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mum. A kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don't seem to be ha... Read more

Ask the children to start off by coming up with a name for their character and ask them to think of as many words that rhyme with the name as possible. Use Poetry4Kids to let children put in words and see all the different options for creating rhymes. Task them with finding some rhyming words they haven’t heard before and ask them to look them up in a thesaurus as a library activity . Poetry4Kids breaks down rhyming words by syllable, from one syllable to six, making it a useful resource when teaching phonics to young children too. Push, pull and slide the magical moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book to meet all your favourite characters from the bestselling picture book Room on the Broom– and brin... Read more Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffalo ... Read more

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture book A Squash and a Squeeze by the creators of The Gruff... Read more Instead of using lentils and peas, different colors of fabric or shredded paper would be another option for the base of the sensory bin.

This lesson plan on Drama Resource will get children thinking about physical movements and how they can be used to express different feelings or communicate emotions. Follow this plan for children ages four to seven years old. Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, read by Imelda Staunton and Steven Pacey, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson... Read more Play with the soft, cuddly Gruffalo hand puppet as you read the fun story, based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship from the bestselling Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This special festive edi... Read more Meet a very helpful giant in this funny, big-hearted tale from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Room on the Broom and Other Songs As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. Room on the Broom and Other Songs contains nine of her best-loved songs, incl... Read more Where is Monkey's mummy? It's not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mum. A kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don't seem t... Read more

Our new Gruffalo knitting patterns are just adorable. To help you complete your Gruffalo knitted toy, we've put together some useful tips.

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Celebrate the 20th birthday of the bestselling classic The Snail and the Whale, with this special anniversary edition of the story, including bonus content. Use this game to have children create their own animal and then do a drawing of the result, or write a profile explaining what habitat the animal lives in, what it likes to eat and how it survives in the wild. Create a Food Chain Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gr... Read more If your child likes to put everything in his or her mouth, choose edible materials (cereals/grains) or use fabrics, paper, and other large materials that are safe for little ones.