Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

Twenty-four recipes from the deep dark wood!

Section - 1: How to Use This Book: Guidelines for Grown-Ups Section - 2: Hints and Tips to Read Together Section - 3: Mouse Toast: mouse-shaped baked eggs Section - 4: Terrible Tusks: fruit skewers Section - 5: Purple Prickle Pancakes: blueberry pancakes Section - 6: Caterpillar Twists: chocolate puff pastry treats Section - 7: Scrambled Snake: herby scrambled eggs Section - 8: Frog Muffins: spinach and cheese muffins Section - 9: Snake's Logpile House: stack-your-own celery snacks Section - 10: Woodland Salad: mixed salad with cherry tomato toadstools Section - 11: Orange Eyes: cheesy quiches Section - 12: Deep Dark Wood Dips with Terrible Teeth Tortillas: do-it-yourself dips with baked wraps Section - 13: Swirly Snails: cheese and pesto bread roll-ups Section - 14: Fox's Sandwiches: fox-shaped open sandwich Section - 15: Toadstool Pizza: cheese and tomato pizzas Section - 16: Turned-Out Toes: mini beef burgers Section - 17: Poisonous Warts: pea and feta frittatas Section - 18: Potato Owls: cheesy baked potatoes Section - 19: Roasted Fox: sweet potato wedges Section - 20: Gruffalo Crumble: apple and cinnamon crumble Section - 21: Mouse's Nut and Date Bars: sticky nut and date slices Section - 22: Berry Jellies: raspberry jellies Section - 23: Knobbly Knees: chocolate cornflake cakes Section - 24: Owl Ice Cream: banana and almond ice cream Section - 25: Gingerbread Mice: crunchy gingerbread biscuits Section - 26: Gruffalo Cake: chocolate celebration cake