What the jackdaw saw —Donaldson, Julia.

The jackdaw wants all his friends to come to his party, but when he calls out his invitation the animals just touch their heads. Why won't they answer? And what do their actions mean? Luckily a brown owl can help him wit...

The gruffalo —Donaldson, Julia, author.

A clever mouse uses the threat of a terrifying creature to keep from being eaten by a fox, an owl, and a snake--only to have to outwit that creature as well.

Sugarlump and the unicorn —Donaldson, Julia, author.

When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and eve...

The ugly five —Donaldson, Julia, author.

Who's that singing on the savanna? It's the top-five ugly animals in Africa! The wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savanna, rejoicing in their ugliness--and delighting their...

The snail and the whale —Donaldson, Julia.

Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand.

Superworm —Donaldson, Julia, author.

Superworm's bug friends attempt to free him from the clutches of Wizard Lizard who, having heard of Superworm's wondrous and heroic deeds, captures him and forces him to dig for treasure.

The Smeds and the Smoos —Donaldson, Julia, author.

Soar into space with a glorious love story of alien folk that's literally out of this world. The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families str...

The girl, the bear and the magic shoes —Donaldson, Julia, author.

When Josephine leaves the shoe store after buying some lovely new running shoes, she hears an unusual sound - Click-click! Click-click! - what's that following her? Quick, it's a bear! Luckily for Josephine, her new shoe...

The princess and the wizard —Donaldson, Julia, author.

"The princess may try seven times to escape By changing her colour and changing her shape." But each time Princess Eliza changes - into a blue fish, a yellow chick, a red fox or a black cat - the wicked wizard finds her ...

Stick Man —Donaldson, Julia.

Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put on a fire, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family...

The go-away bird —Donaldson, Julia, author.

The Go-Away bird just wants to be left alone, but when she finds herself in trouble she soon realizes that sometimes everyone needs a friend.

Colours —Donaldson, Julia.

The Gruffalo's Child —Donaldson, Julia.

The Gruffalo's Child goes out to find the Big Bad Mouse she has heard so much about.

Zog and the flying doctors —Donaldson, Julia, author.

Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout form a team of flying doctors, treating the kingdoms subjects; but Pearl's uncle, the king, disapproves, and locks her in the castle--until he becomes ill and discovers th...

Room on the broom —Donaldson, Julia, author.

A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask for a ride, and they repay her kindness by rescuing her from a dragon.

The teeny weeny genie —Donaldson, Julia, author.

Old Macdonald is cleaning out his farmhouse kitchen when he comes across a dusty old teapot. And no one could be more surprised when a wish-granting genie pops out of the spout. Old Macdonald wishes for a wife, who wishe...

The Highway Rat —Donaldson, Julia, author.

A very bad rat rides his horse along the highway stealing travelers' food, from a rabbit's clover to a spider's flies, until a clever duck introduces him to her "sister."

Spinderella —Donaldson, Julia, author.

The everywhere bear —Donaldson, Julia, author.

The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelf. But he doesn't spend very much time by himself, For each boy and girl in the class is a friend. And he goes home with one of them every weekend. The Everywhere Bear has a wonder...

What the ladybird heard at the seaside —Donaldson, Julia, author.

The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are also back and they're up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's long...