Join favourite author Julia Donaldson and star illustrator Victoria Sandøy to launch their new picture book THE OAK TREE – together with an expert from the Woodland Trust. 

“Way back in time, a thousand years ago, 
An acorn on the ground begins to grow…”

•        Watch a thousand years unfold in the life of one magnificent tree as Julia reads her stunning new picture book. 
•        See Victoria bring drawings to life as she illustrates animals that feed and shelter in the oak. 
•        Hear amazing facts about ancient trees, how to spot them and how to protect them from an expert from the Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. 
•        Find out about THE OAK TREE activities and a competition that your school can enter.

•        More about THE OAK TREE: A tiny acorn grows… and GROWS… into a mighty oak tree. As centuries sweep by, children play games, families dance and a fleeing king even hides inside its trunk! The tree gives food and shelter to animals, birds and insects. After a thousand years, the tree falls in a storm – but a new acorn sprouts, and the cycle of life begins all over again.

Join Julia Donaldson and Victoria Sandøy to celebrate trees, nature and new book THE OAK TREE