Celebrate 20 years of The Gruffalo's Child with this special anniversary edition of the story, featuring bonus extra material.
I feel like it was only last year that the 15th Anniversary Edition was released. And here we are, another five years on and The Gruffalo's Child is still being loved by children across the globe.
illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Publication date: 8th October 2024
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Pages: 36
RRP: AU$14.99 (softcover)
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
Children have always enjoyed
tales of dark, scary creatures and the Gruffalo’s child is no
exception. The Gruffalo tells his daughter she should never go out in
the deep dark woods or the Big Bad Mouse will be after her.
The Gruffalo’s child decides
to find this Big Bad Mouse. She isn’t scared. The story follows her
through the snow swept woods as she comes across different animals; a
snake, an owl, and follows tracks to see who they lead to. Will she find
the Big Bad Mouse?
Scheffler’s
illustrations give the Gruffalo’s child a human-like dimension as she
carries her favourite toy, a doll made of sticks.
This special 20th Anniversary Edition, featuring a shiny foil cover, has an afterword from Julia explaining her thoughts on the setting and plot of the book and also a note from Axel describing his process of drawing the Gruffalo's Child and how he came by the final result.
There is also a page showing how you can make party headbands for Gruffalo's child, fox, snake and mouse.
The Gruffalo's Child song with notes, lyrics and a QR code to hear the song. Very handy if you're like me and can't hold a tune.
With this 20th Anniversary Edition you can be assured The Gruffalo's Child will delight yet another generation of children.
My rating 5 / 5 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍
Recommended age: 3+ years 
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