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One of my television songs, A Squash and a Squeeze, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

From master storyteller, Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Lucy Richards, this warm-hearted rhyming story about friendship and difference is pitch-perfect storytime reading. Julia Donaldson is a former Children’s Laureate and the author of the internationally bestselling book The Gruffalo, as well as numerous other popular titles. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic.It's a beautifully written book however I have dropped a star because of how hard this is to read at bedtime in dim lighting. A fascinating look at how different the world can look through two sets of eyes, it is also a refreshingly simple way to introduce children to the concept of interpretation. It looked that it had been posted like that (not occurred in transit) and I was very disappointed that they would send something in that condition. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Her other books include The Hospital Dog illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, The Christmas Pine illustrated by Victoria Sandøy and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures illustrated by Lydia Monks.

Night monkey is baffled by the brightness of the sun and confuses moths for butterflies and giants for chimpanzees. Julia Donaldson's collaborations with Axel Scheffler have sold millions of copies, and Room on the Broom is now an Academy Award-nominated short film.We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. My novel The Giants and the Joneses is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic Princess Mirror-Belle who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. Julia Donaldson’s beloved rhyming picture book story about two monkeys who are as different as night and day yet still learn to be friends – with adorable, sumptuous illustrations from Lucy Richards. HarperCollins UK publishes a wide range of books, from cutting-edge contemporary fiction, to block-busting thrillers, from fantasy literature and children’s stories to enduring classics.

Julia Donaldson Julia Donaldson is the best-selling author of The Gruffalo, The Giants and the Joneses, The Wrong Kind of Bark, Spinderella and Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Night Monkey and Day Monkey both live in the same jungle but their lives are worlds apart until one day Night Monkey wakes up in the day and Day Monkey wakes in the night.

Joanna Geyer-Kordesch has a distinguished academic career bridging the disciplines of history of medicine and cultural history as embodied in our landscapes. She has previously illustrated Mairi’s Mermaid, Night Monkey, Day Monkey and wrote and illustrated the picture book The Magic Sky. Julia Donaldson, the 2011–2013 Children\'s Laureate, is the author of many of the world\'s best-loved picture books. After winning an award from Hallmark for her final university show, it didn’t take long for Lucy to establish herself as a much-loved illustrator within children’s books.

They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. One of Julia Donaldson’s classic picture book stories about two monkeys who are as different as night and day. From the multi-award-winning author of a string of beloved contemporary classics, including The Hospital Dog, The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Stick Man, Room on the Broom, The Smeds and the Smoos, Zog, What the Ladybird Heard and Spinderella. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.Full of fun and food for thought, Night Monkey, Day Monkey is beautifully drawn by Lucy Richards, one of the most talented illustrators drawing today. When they try to play together, Night Monkey and Day Monkey learn how differently they see the same world. It's important to read to your child early and though probably more likely to listen when they are many months older as they sleep alot to begin with it's still nice for them to recognise the tone and sound of your voice. More about Julia: “I grew up in a tall Victorian London house with my parents, grandmother, aunt, uncle, younger sister Mary and cat Geoffrey (who was really a prince in disguise. I really enjoy getting the children in the audience to help me act out the stories and sing the songs.