Gruffalo Board Book Pair

The original rip-roaring rhymes, now on TV. Rollicking rhymes, jolly pictures and glorious characters have turned these books into worldwide storytime favourites. Now they’re coming to a small screen near you! If you already know these classic stories, now’s the ideal time to give them a home on your bookshelf. If you don’t, stop missing out. There are whopping hairy monsters with terrible tusks and claws, and silly laughs on every page. Brilliant Christmas family entertainment!

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Fun Stuff

Activities

Gruffalo Birthday Colouring Sheet

Can you colour in this picture of the Gruffalo opening his birthday cards?
Gruffalo Birthday Spot the Difference

Can you spot the five differences between the two pictures?
Gruffalo Birthday Wordsearch

Can you find all the party words in this bumper birthday wordsearch?
Make a Gruffalo Christmas Card

Merry Christmas! Here’s your very own Gruffalo’s Child christmas card to colour.
Make Gruffalo Christmas Decorations

Follow these simple instructions for the best looking Christmas tree around!

Recent reviews

Cheerforevers

My favourite is the gruffalo.

9 March 2014
kkitt-kkatt

the gruffalo is my absolute favourite and i love the gruffalo’s child

30 December 2012
booklove100

loved it

It’s a good book :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):

15 November 2012

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Authors

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

Awards

Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.
Axel Scheffler

Axel is the illustrator of The Gruffalo and many other favourite picture books.

Awards

Axel has won many of the major book prizes, including the Smarties and Bluue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm.