Obituary: Julia MacRae, doyenne of children’s publishing who worked with likes of Raymond Briggs

Julia MacRae also oversaw The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other favourite titles

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Julia MacRae, who has died aged 88, elevated the status of children’s books both commercially and culturally during a 35-year career in the publishing industry; among her triumphs was Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman (1978), which was later adapted for television and became a Christmas classic.

She went on to establish Julia MacRae Books, publishing not only children’s literature but also Full Circle, the autobiographical journal of her friend, the mezzo soprano Janet Baker, which became a bestseller.

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