Gruffalo creator is City-bound

JULIA Donaldson, Children’s Laureate and creator of multi-million selling children’s book, The Gruffalo, is coming to Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013, for an amazing day of special events on Saturday, January 21, 2012.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Dec 2011, 09:39 BST

The best-selling author of over 120 books including The Gruffalo (more than 4 million copies sold worldwide) has been invited to Londonderry by local children’s media company, Dog Ears, as part of an innovative series of literacy events.

Laura Campbell, Editorial Director of Dog Ears said: “We’re delighted to welcome Julia Donaldson, Children’s Laureate, to Derry for a day of outstanding events.

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“We’re excited to bring a real picture book hero to Derry to meet families in the city because there are so few opportunities for local children to see authors and illustrators of this calibre on their own doorstep.

“What better way to inspire a love of reading than seeing Julia Donaldson singing songs from The Gruffalo and her other amazing books live on stage?

“Julia’s performances are legendary and together with the tuneful voices of Derry families, she’s sure to raise the roof of the Millennium Forum with her sing-along show.”