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. This volume includes nine of her best-loved songs. The songs will be familiar to anyone who has heard them on TV or radio or enjoyed one of Julia’s hugely popular live performances. All nine songs are sung by the author. Now everyone can sing along!
Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are a prize-winning team and the creators of many best-selling books for Macmillan. Julia was a songwriter before becoming an author, and music continues to play an important part in her life. She is a frequent and hugely popular performer in schools, libraries and at all major literary festivals, where she creates her own music magic. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator within the children’s book world, and has created many bestsellers, including the award-winning Room on the Broom. His bright humorous illustrations are a perfect complement to Julia’s lively songs.
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FEATURED AUTHOR:
A. Rae Dunlap
A. Rae Dunlap studied film and Victorian literature at Northwestern University and spends her days as a trailer editor at Disney, bringing to life the magic of the world’s most influential storytellers for audiences everywhere. She lives with her husba …
FEATURED PUBLISHER:
NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing
NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing is the publishing division of National Museums Scotland. We produce lavishly illustrated catalogues for Museum exhibitions such as Catherine the Great: An Enlightened Empress and, in 2008, Silver: Made in Scotland, …