![]() In 2004, The Gruffalo was followed by a sequel- The Gruffalo's Child-also written by Donaldson and illustrated by Scheffler.Ĭontext Author and illustrator The book has inspired a range of merchandise, a commemorative coin, a theme park ride in Chessington World of Adventures, and a series of woodland trails. It has been adapted into plays and an Oscar-nominated animated film. ![]() The Gruffalo has sold over 13.5 million copies and has won several prizes for children's literature including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. It is an example of a trickster story and was inspired by a Chinese folk tale called "The Fox that Borrows the Terror of a Tiger". It is about 700 words long and is written in rhyming couplets featuring repetitive verse. The Gruffalo was first published in 1999 in the United Kingdom by Macmillan Children's Books. ![]() ![]() It tells the story of a mouse taking a walk in the woods and deceiving different predators, including the Gruffalo. The Gruffalo is a British children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. ![]()
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