The Glasgow Gruffalo: The Gruffalo in Glaswegian

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We also have many of Donaldson & Scheffler's other books - and I'm pleased to say that they're consistently good. The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town, A Squash and a Squeeze, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, and Superworm all have my little boy's seal of approval.

I just wanted to put a wee bit of light and cheer out there and to give parents and kids a wee break at this strange time." Before Malcolm and I had our three sons we used to go busking together and I would write special songs for each country; the best one was in Italian about pasta. Musical interludes across the weekend’s events will be provided by Perth-based singer and composer Debra Salem, from her album In A Sma’ Room, inspired by the poems of William Soutar. Sharing the video on Facebook, Elaine C Smith said: "Wonderful Jessica!! I'm delighted with this - and she reads it much better than me!! Well done Jessica and much love."

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She also explained that she had originally planned to do a reading for her granddaughter but instead decided to do one for everyone: One of my television songs, A SQUASH AND A SQUEEZE, was made into a book in 1993, with illustrations by the wonderful Axel Scheffler. It was great to hold the book in my hand without it vanishing in the air the way the songs did. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. Most children love acting and it’s a tremendous way to improve their reading. But I was 15 when The Gruffalo was published... listening to Rage Against The Machine and lamenting the over-commercialised tat we peddle to our children... To my teenage self, The Gruffalo was just another hook to get parents buying their kids more crap: a symbol of a broken system. Obviously, I never read it - but I was aware there was a TV adaptation made (with much fanfare) and a sequel book, etc. Author of 'The Glasgow version of the Gruffalo', Elaine C Smith, recorded a reading of the book yesterday, which was posted on Facebook by her daughter, Katie. Within hours the hilarious reading had gone viral, with over 9,000 likes and 27,000 shares online. Read More Related ArticlesAnd we clearly see a real, live, gruffalo! He seems to be half a grizzly bear and half a buffalo. And when he spots the mouse: When my daughter texted to say I’d got thousands of views I thought it was funny and a bit weird but we’re now at 600k and I’m getting messages from pals all over the place saying they’ve watched it! Motherwell’s favourite daughter, Elaine C. Smith is one of Scotland’s most recognisable actresses and comediennes. Having made her TV debut in Naked Video, it wasn’t long before she secured a role in Rab C. Nesbitt, which would go on to be the role she is best known for. More recently Smith has continued her stage work, touring the UK with The Calendar Girls and is involved in numerous charities. She also has a weekly column in The Sunday Mail. I promised I would read the Glasgow Gruffalo for my granddaughter and her wee pals, and then we decided why not share it so all the kids can have a listen." They would come to the show and ask if we had made recordings of the music. We always thought ‘we must do this’,” Debra explains.

Everybody loves The Gruffalo's Child and now you can enjoy this children's classic for the very first time in Glaswegian! Translated by Elaine C. Smith and published by Itchy Coo, this new edition of The Gruffalo's Child will delight both children and adults alike. I also continued to write “grown-up” songs and perform them in folk clubs and on the radio, and have recently released two CDs of these songs.

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The Gruffalo has become a 'standard' (one of those books every kid should have...) and I was surprised to find how much I liked it!