Plus lots of family fun with songs and rhymes to enjoy together. Then, match up the back covers of your mini-books to create four special puzzle scenes featuring all your favourite characters celebrating the festive season. With twenty-four mini books collected together in a beautiful hardback presentation case with tie ribbon, The Gruffalo and Friends Advent Calendar Book Collection is perfect for sharing together every day of advent.

Look out for the brand new Gruffalo picture book coming on 10th September 2026.

This brilliant magic painting activity book is based on the bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Brush the pictures with water to watch the colours magically appear.

Wipe off excess water, then turn the page.

Leave the book to dry standing upright and the colours will fade, ready to paint all over again!

With a paintbrush to help develop fine motor skills and an easy to grasp carry handle, this colourful activity book is the perfect gift for little ones out and about or at home.

Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with a fox, an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo!

Look out for the brand new Gruffalo picture book coming on 10th September 2026.

The Gruffalo’s Child Activity Book is packed full of sticker scenes, matching activities, simple puzzles, colouring, spot the difference, search-and-find and more – plus all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood.

The fun activities have been carefully designed to be just right for children aged 3 and over, with over 100 stickers – perfect for holidays, journeys and rainy days.

For every copy sold, Macmillan Children’s Books will donate 50p to the National Literacy Trust (registered charity numbers: 1116260 in England and Wales and SCO42944 in Scotland)Based on the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world with over 18 million copies sold. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come.

Is your tummy beginning to rumble? Make your own owl ice cream, scrambled snake and roasted fox, and of course . . . Gruffalo crumble! With twenty-four recipes specially designed for adults to use with children, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and lots of hints and tips on what to do next, Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes is a great way to introduce Gruffalo fans to cooking and baking.

Perfect for holidays, rainy days and full of food ideas for a Gruffalo party.

Lift the flaps to join in the party and celebrate twenty-five years of The Gruffalo! Listen and sing along to a free special recording of Julia Donaldson singing The Gruffalo Birthday Song when you scan the QR code on the back of the book. How will the Gruffalo celebrate his birthday? Lift the flaps to find out as you meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood – and look out for the surprise pop-up ending! This brilliant board book is a great gift for little Gruffalo fans. With a fun rhyming text based on a song by Julia Donaldson, Happy Birthday, Gruffalo! is the perfect way for preschoolers to celebrate The Gruffalo’s birthday.

Enjoy a book every day with this fantastic festive collection, including colouring, drawing and activity books based on the family-favourite picture books, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and more. Plus lots of family fun with songs and rhymes to enjoy together. Plus, use your mini-books to create four special puzzle scenes!

With twenty-four mini books collected together in a beautiful hardback presentation case with tie ribbon, The Gruffalo and Friends Advent Calendar Book Collection is perfect for sharing together every day of advent.

Author Information
Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world’s best-loved children’s books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, which together have sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

A brilliant book for all the family. This activity book is the perfect size for even the youngest nature lovers and fans of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved Gruffalo.

It’s full of great activities that are based around seeing and engaging with nature and the outside world. The Gruffalo Spring and Summer Nature Trail is a fun sticker activity book about stopping, seeing, listening and collecting in a way that’s accessible and fun, with activities that link into the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) of the curriculum.

Read the much-loved story, then press out the play pieces and join in all the fun with three stunning pop-up play scenes. There are lots of holes to peep through, things to spot and flaps to open, so you can explore the deep dark wood with Mouse. Discover Fox’s underground house, Owl’s treetop and Snake’s logpile – but watch out for the Gruffalo hiding in the trees! The Gruffalo Carousel Book includes a special envelope for safe storage of the 9 play pieces and a ribbon closure.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a best-selling phenomenon across the world with over 13.5 million copies sold. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come.