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Virtual Book Club for Kids – Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson has been a favourite at home ever since we picked a copy of The Gruffalo at the library years ago. We have gone through a lot of Julia Donaldson books and enjoy her quirky rhyming writings and great illustrative support. I never realised how many books Julia Donaldson had written. We hauled as many as we could find in our library back home. Having a voracious reader helps. As a part of the Virtual Book Club we discovered Julia Donaldson’s other works – her poems, phonics books, plays, rhymes and chapter books.

“Snake who Came to Stay” will forever remain special as it is the first chapter book kuttyma read by herself. Julia Donaldson’s fun story kept kuttyma captivated through the 7 chapters.

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Here are some pages from our Book Journal

What the Ladybird Heard?

Kuttyma Rating 5/5

The map of the farm

The map of the farm

The Magic Paintbrush

Kuttyma Rating 5/5

This book was quite different from the usual JD books.

This is what kuttyma plans to draw if she had the magic brush.

This is what kuttyma plans to draw if she had the magic brush.

Freddie and the Fairy

Kuttyma Rating 4/5

We made the fairy with a cupcake wrapper

We made the fairy with a cupcake wrapper

If the fairy appears this is what kuttyma will ask. And Bessie-Belle who doesn't hear properly will hear it differently.

If the fairy appears this is what kuttyma will ask. And Bessie-Belle who doesn’t hear properly will hear it differently.

The Rhyming Rabbit

Kuttyma Rating – 5/5

I was quite surprised to see how much kuttyma enjoyed the rhymes Rabbit makes up (And the other poems by JD)

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Kuttyma’s first poem

  Tiddler

Kuttyma Rating – 5/5

Tiddler is depicted as a plain grey fish in the book. Ofcourse we had to give Tiddler a makeover.

Tiddler is depicted as a plain grey fish in the book. Ofcourse we had to give Tiddler a makeover.

Tiddler makes up stories on why he is late to school. Kuttyma decided to make up her own tall tale. The Gruffalo also made an appearance

Tiddler makes up stories on why he is late to school. Kuttyma decided to make up her own tall tale. The Gruffalo also made an appearance

The Paper Dolls

Kuttyma Rating 5/5

JDs book end up having animals in lead roles. This one was an exception. IMG_8168   Other Books Read for the Book Club

  • The Gruffalo
  • The Gruffalo’s Child
  • Room on the Broom
  • Play time
  • Wiggle and Roar: Rhymes to join in with
  • Follow the Swallow
  • The Zog
  • The Singing Mermaid
  • Stick Man’s First Words
  • Cave Baby
  • The Spiffiest Giant in Town
  • The Highway Rat
  • Leory and Other Stories

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