Playgroup has begun. Time to have some fun.

Julia Donaldson, the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate, is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's most-loved picture books including THE GRUFFALO and WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD. She also writes poems, plays, songs and fiction for older children and, together with her husband Malcolm, has performed her wonderful stage shows all over the world. Julia and Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh. Nick Sharratt is the prize-winning illustrator of many books for children of all ages, most notably the stories of Jacqueline Wilson. His picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson include CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FOR GREEDY GOOSE, HIPPO HAS A HAT, ONE MOLE DIGGING A HOLE, TODDLE WADDLE and GOAT GOES TO PLAYGROUP. His many bestselling picture and novelty books also include the LIFT-THE-FLAP FAIRY TALES series for Macmillan. Nick lives in Edinburgh.