Characters who challenge stereotypes, stories that stimulate little ones’ vocabulary, endless laughter … and moments guaranteed to make any dad cry. Here are your takes on the work of a beloved children’s author
Julia Donaldson’s best books – ranked!
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ast week, Stuart Heritage ranked his 15 favourite books by Julia Donaldson, and readers have responded with their own opinions, along with memories of reading her beloved stories to their children. Here are some of the most popular picks from the Gruffalo author’s gigantic oeuvre.
Monkey Puzzle is my three-year-old daughter’s favourite book. She’s bilingual, and – for this book specifically – she always wants me to read it in Arabic. So it’s “La, la, la!” instead of “No, no, no!”, otherwise she doesn’t like it (and she lets me know about it). Her Arabic is much better because of this book, at least when it comes to animal-related vocabulary. We went to a zoo the other day, and she referred to the elephant’s trunk in perfect (Sudanese) Arabic – a proud parenting moment for me. Affa, Glasgow
