Julia Donaldson's illustrated children's books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and which story that has sold 13 million copies?
The Gruffalo The Gruffalo is a children's book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, that tells the story of a mouse, the protagonist of the book, taking a walk in a European forest. The book has sold over 13 million copies, has won several prizes for children's literature, and has been developed into plays on both the West End and Broadway.
Nontan Nontan (ノンタン ) is the protagonist of an eponymous series of children's picture books written by Sachiko Kiyono (キヨノサチコ ) . The series debuted in August 1976 with "Nontan buranko o nosete" (Nontan, Let Me Use the Swing) and continued with 40 volumes in its first 32 years with total sales of over 28 million copies. Books from the series have been translated into French and Chinese and turned into an anime television in 1992 (where his voice was performed by Chiaki).