Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson

Macmillan Children's Books, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction - 25 pages

Join the witch and her cat for a broomstick adventure!The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. They are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, and each animal asks for a ride on the broom. They climb on, one after the next, until the broom is so heavy that it snaps in two! What will happen next as they tumble into a bog and meet a greedy dragon?Room on the Broom is a very funny story of quick wits and friendship and will captivate children with Julia Donaldson's irresistible verse and Axel Scheffler's spectacular illustrations.

About the author

Julia Catherine Donaldson was born on Sept. 16, 1948 in London. She is a British writer and playwright and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate. She is known for her rhyming stories for children. These include: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She began writing songs for children's television but has focused on writing books when the words of one of her songs - A Squash and a Squeeze were made into a children's book in 1993. She has over 180 published works with 120 of them intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxfird Reading Tree. She has won several awards including: The Stockport Book Award for her title The Troll, The Oxfordshire Book Award for her title Zog and The Oldham Book Award for her title Jack and the Flumflum Tree. In 2015 The Gruffalo made The New Zealand Best Seller List.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Room on the Broom; Macmillan children's books; New South Wales Premier’s Reading Challenge K-2; VIC Premiers' Reading Challenge Prep, Year 1 and Year 2
• Author: Julia Donaldson
• Illustrated by: Axel Scheffler
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, revised
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2001
• ISBN: 0333903382, 9780333903384
• Length: 25 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / General