The Gruffalo with FREE The Gruffalo's Child Mini Edition

Two Julia and Axel bedtime classics for the price of one. Monster Scholastic value. It’s hard to top The Gruffalo: the rhyme voted Britain’s favourite bedtime story on BBC Radio 2. After all, it’s got jokes, cuddly monsters, an adorable mouse and pictures by Axel Scheffler. But we have topped it in this super duo, which brings you all the joys of The Gruffalo plus a free mini book of its equally gorgeous sequel. It can’t be real – or can it?

Total classics from the UK’s top picture book team

Includes a mini The Gruffalo’s Child absolutely free!

The Gruffalo launched Julia and Axel to global fame

Timeless family favourites which every child should own

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Fun Stuff

Activities

Gruffalo Activity Pack

Download free activities to celebrate 15 years of The Gruffalo.
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 dot-to-dot

Join the dots to find out whose birthday it is!
If You Like The Gruffalo You'll Love...

Our top picture book picks for fans of the bedtime beastie.
Make a Gruffalo Mask

Now you can be a Gruffalo too! A Gruffalo mask to colour and make.

Recent reviews

bookmad3

loved it

Loved this book. One of my favourites.

6 May 2015
Cheerforevers

My favourite is the gruffalo .

8 March 2014
Leahka99

This is one of those awesome books where u have to read them like I did I loved them

8 March 2014

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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.