Julia Donaldson on books about libraries Otto the Book Bear (2011), written and illustrated by Katie Cleminson, is about a picture-book bear who comes out of his book to explore the house when no one is looking, but then finds himself stranded when his family moves away. His search for a new home eventually takes him to the best place for story-book characters - the library. Delilah Darling is in the Library (2007) by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Rosie Reeve, features a little girl whose grandiose fantasies try the patience of the librarian (or Library Anne, as Delilah calls her). "Where I come from," Delilah announces, "we don't borrow books and leave! We all bring blankets and bears and a beautiful princess reads to us until we fall asleep. Library Lion (2008) by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, is set in an old-fashioned library of the "no roaring" kind, but when the lion's roaring helps a librarian with a broken arm, everyone learns that rules can be bent sometimes. Emily Gravett's Wolves (2006) has a less cosy ending for the rabbit who goes to the library to research his predators, only to be confronted by one of them who slinks off the pages. Little Bo Peep's Library Book (1999) by Cressida Cowell is another story in which a character seeks help on the library shelves; in this case, Bo Peep looks for her missing sheep. Sadly, it's out of print (but you might find a copy in your library). Julia Donaldson's Laureate Libraries UK tour starts in September. See childrenslaureate.org.uk for more information. Her latest book is Superworm (Scholastic, £10.99), illustrated by Axel Scheffler Superworm Julia Donaldson Scholastic, £10.99, illustrated by Axel Scheffler