The sequel to the international bestseller, The Gruffalo.
Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved children's books, and was the 2011-2013 British Children's Laureate. Her picture books include the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh. Imelda Staunton is a British film, TV, radio and stage actor. A 1976 graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), she is a BAFTA Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner. She drew critical acclaim for the title role in the 2004 film Vera Drake, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. The role also earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Other well-known film roles include Nurse in Shakespeare in Love (1998), Mrs. Blatherwick in Nanny McPhee (2005), Dolores Jane Umbridge in two of the Harry Potter films (2007–10), Hefina Headon in Pride (2014) and the voice of Aunt Lucy in the film Paddington.
'A clever, exuberant story in rhyme ... This is a sure bet.'
*Booklist*
'A witty, sly little story that wrings giggles from the belly of
the [listener], The Gruffalo is ... hilarious, simple in its
execution, as it plays skilfully on a child's fears and then shows
that even the most threatening of monsters are not always as scary
as they seem.'
*Amazon*
'Young [listeners] will love the humour in this preposterous story
... Serve this one for a rollicking good time.'
*School Library Journal*
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