The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson

Join the Gruffalo's Child for a BIG adventure in this clever rhyming sequel to much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. One wild and windy night the Gruffalo's Child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist . . . does he? The Gruffalo's Child is the number one bestselling, much-loved sequel to the worldwide picture book phenomenon that is The Gruffalo. Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations combine once more to ensure that the Gruffalo's Child has followed firmly in her father's footsteps and that her story is one that children will ask for again, and again . . . and again! Also available: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, A Squash and a Squeeze, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, Monkey Puzzle and The Smartest Giant in Town. Look out for the brand new Gruffalo picture book coming on 10th September 2026.

A variation on the relationship between the canny mouse and the gentle but huge and ugly Gruffalo, so deliciously played out in The Gruffalo, is wittily recreated in this welcome encore* Guardian *
The Gruffalo’s Child achieves the impossible - an even more endearing, witty and delightful book than its parent. * The Bookseller *

Julia Donaldson has written some of the world’s best-loved children’s books of the last 30 years, including bestselling modern classic The Gruffalo, which has been translated into over 100 languages and dialects, and its sequel The Gruffalo’s Child. Her other books include Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and The Highway Rat, all illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog and Gozzle, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia lives in West Sussex.

Axel Scheffler was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1957. He studied history of art in Hamburg, before moving to the United Kingdom to study illustration at Bath Academy of Art in 1982. Since then he has worked as a freelance illustrator in London. He is best known for the children's books he has illustrated through his partnership with author, Julia Donaldson. Their first book together A Squash and a Squeeze was published in 1993 and has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide. The duo then went on to create The Gruffalo, which has sold over 18 million copies, in 113 countries throughout the world. He lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9781509804764
ISBN 10	1509804765
Title	The Gruffalo's Child
Author	Julia Donaldson
Series	The Gruffalo
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2016-04-21
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Winner of National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Award 2005 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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