Julia Donaldson, author of the popular children's book 'The Smeds and the Smoos' sat down with us, to share what she thinks will help children write their 500 Words stories. Having published over ...

When Julia Donaldson was 12, she got the job of understudy to the fairies in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at London’s Old Vic. In the cast was a young Judi Dench and Tom Courtenay.