Gruffalo Fabric - VISF347 Gruffalo Why Hello - by 0.5 Metre - 100% Cotton (VISF347 Gruffalo Why Hello)

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If your child likes to put everything in his or her mouth, choose edible materials (cereals/grains) or use fabrics, paper, and other large materials that are safe for little ones. As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted son... Read more Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling preschool classic, Hide-and-Seek Pig by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Celebrate Halloween with the witch and her friends in this special edition of the bestselling classic Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, with a stunning neon orange ... Read more TIP Make sure you stuff all the pieces firmly, so that your Gruffalo holds his shape and stands proud

Push, pull and slide the magical moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book to meet all your favourite characters from the bestselling picture book Room on the Broom– and brin... Read more Ask the children to start off by coming up with a name for their character and ask them to think of as many words that rhyme with the name as possible. Use Poetry4Kids to let children put in words and see all the different options for creating rhymes. Task them with finding some rhyming words they haven’t heard before and ask them to look them up in a thesaurus as a library activity . Poetry4Kids breaks down rhyming words by syllable, from one syllable to six, making it a useful resource when teaching phonics to young children too. George wished he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it's time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny sho... Read more The Gruffalo was made into an animated feature-length film . If you’ve covered The Gruffalo with your students in class watching the film might be a good option as an end of term or end of year activity . If you want to give the children a more engaging activity than simply watching the film perhaps you could task them with listing all of the plot points in the film that weren’t in the book and make a comparison at the end stating why they liked the book or the film more. The Gruffalo on World Book Day Meet a very helpful giant in this funny, big-hearted tale from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo<... Read more

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The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue) . . . until Janet meets Bill in an unforgettable love story of alien folk. Read more Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gr... Read more The Gruffalo is based on a Chinese folk story about a fox that borrows the terror of the tiger. Julia Donaldson said that she invented the Gruffalo’s name to help her when creating the rhyming structure of the book. Talk to the children about creating narrative poetry and try out an exercise to let them practice creating a rhyming story of their own.

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Badger's Band, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo... Read more Join the Gruffalo's Child for a BIG adventure in this clever sequel to much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel ... Read more As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. A Treasury of Songs contains over twenty of her songs, including fun-fille... Read more Visit the farm in the brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze, the first ever picture book writ... Read more

Visit the farm in this audio edition of A Squash and a Squeeze, read by Imelda Staunton and Steven Pacey - the first ever book from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Don... Read more

Here, we’ll cover some excellent places to find The Gruffalo teaching resources as well as some creative ideas for activities. Set the Scene in Your Reading Corner Meet a very helpful giant in this funny, big-hearted tale from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Celebrate the joy of books with the entertaining Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, read by Imelda Staunton and Steven Pacey, from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson... Read more Room on the Broom and Other Songs As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. Room on the Broom and Other Songs contains nine of her best-loved songs, incl... Read more

Count down to Christmas with this advent calendar collection of twenty-four mini activity, song and rhyme books, based on the bestselling picture books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler – wi... Read more The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Don... Read more