'˜Dream come true' for Gruffalo fans

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Aug 2016, 14:26 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:07 BST
Downsbrook Primary School pupils loved meeting top children's author Julia DonaldsonDownsbrook Primary School pupils loved meeting top children's author Julia Donaldson
Downsbrook Primary School pupils loved meeting top children's author Julia Donaldson

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Top children's author Julia Donaldson joined pupils at Downsbrook Primary School for an afternoon of storytelling, drama and singing.

Mrs Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Room on the Broom, and a former Children’s Laureate, went along with her husband Malcolm to entertain the children with stories, songs and poems.

She later signed copies of her books, including her new picture book The Detective Dog. Excited children and adults queued for up to two hours to meet the author and ask questions about her much-loved characters.

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