Julia Donaldson 5 Book Collection - The Smeds & The Smoos, Super Worm, Highway Rat, Tabby Mctat, Zog

Julia Donaldson 5 Books Collection brings together five Julia Donaldson stories in one set. This is a five-book collection featuring The Smeds and The Smoos, Superworm, The Highway Rat, Tabby McTat and Zog.

Included titles

• The Smeds and The Smoss
• Super Worm
• Highway Rat
• Tabby Mctat
• Zog

Key details

• Five-book collection
• By Julia Donaldson
• Includes The Smeds and The Smoos, Superworm, The Highway Rat, Tabby McTat and Zog

Synopses

The Smeds and The Smoos

The Smeds, who are red, keep themselves separate from the blue Smoos. When a young Smed and a young Smoo fall in love, their families refuse to accept it at first, before peace is restored. Love wins out in a celebratory ending, complete with a purple baby.

Superworm

Superworm is always ready to help, from pulling Beetle out of a well to saving Toad from a busy road. Trouble strikes when he is captured by the Wizard Lizard, and it is left to his insect friends to put a clever plan into action.

The Highway Rat

Along the highway, the Highway Rat terrorises other animals by stealing their food. He takes clover from a rabbit, nuts from a squirrel, and even his own horse’s hay. A cunning duck may finally be the match that stops him.

Tabby McTat

Tabby McTat is content singing with Fred the busker, with their old guitar as part of the act. When Fred chases a thief, the pair are separated. The story follows their search to find each other again.

Zog

Zog is described as the most accident-prone, and a mysterious little girl repeatedly appears to patch up his bumps and bruises. His biggest challenge is still ahead: capturing a princess. The source notes that works by the author and illustrator, including The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog, have been made into animated films shown on BBC1.