![]() ![]() ![]() 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. It's one of the most famous picture books in the past 10 years and the most popular in the past 20 or 30. The Gruffalo is a British children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. (JK Rowling did not make the top five.) The Sunday Times Rich List has estimated Donaldson’s personal wealth. "Any house with a small child will have a copy of The Gruffalo and if they don't they should. Any house with a small child will own a copy of The Gruffalo - one of the most popular childrens books of the last decade. The bestselling author of books for adults, the novelist James Patterson, sold 14.1m. ![]() The Gruffalo, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, is, according to David O'Callaghan, children's book purchasing manager for Eason's, one of the most popular children's picture books in decades. ![]() So if you're stuck for a child's Christmas pressie you certainly can't go wrong with The Gruffalo, if, that is, the young recipient doesn't already own a copy - the book has sold more than 100,000 copies in Ireland. The book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has won a string of awards, has been translated into 40 languages and has sold more than four million copies worldwide. The Gruffalo is one of the world's best-known and most-loved monsters. And this Christmas Day he's going to be on the telly. HE's got a black tongue, orange eyes and a poisonous wart on the end of his nose, not to mention those purple nightmare-inducing prickles on his back. ![]()
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