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Julia Donaldson: JK Rowling? I am the bestselling author in the UK

By Laura Pullman
The Times·
10 mins to read


The Gruffalo author talks about life after losing her husband and collaborator, Malcolm - and her chart-topping niece Lola Young.

Julia Donaldson has become an unofficial member of my family. Every day we read about the eavesdropping ladybird, the plucky mouse, the witch, the Superworm or the Teeny Weeny Genie. We’ve wolfed down the dozen film adaptations, been on a Gruffalo trail in an arboretum, and endlessly listen to Stick Man and The Highway Rat.

So when I meet the

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