All the lines from the book are in there and if you have enjoyed reading the story to your children they will probably shout them out at the television. Based on the award-winning children's book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo comes to magical musical life in this live stage show. This version of The Gruffalo is gorgeous - the forest is lush, the action is quirky and humerous of itself and the characters are great 3D representations of those in the book.

There is a cast of 3 - one as the mouse, one as most of the rest of the characters and finally one as the story teller/gruffalo. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him - a fox, an owl and a snake - the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive, creating an imaginary monster who then turns out to be only too real. I am so sad that my kids won’t be able to watch it this year, but I am grateful to still have the book. Forced to rely on his wits for survival, Mouse invents an imaginary monster to scare them away, but what happens when he comes face to face with his own creation?You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. The author of the book, Julia Donaldson, collaborated on the script and, although I love the book, I feel that she took the opportunity offered by this adaptation and improved on the book. In rare cases, they may have very slight scratches on the packaging due to warehousing / storage and transport. We will introduce you exclusively to Newpay finance products provided by NewDay Limited under this Introducer Appointed Representative arrangement.

The story of a Mouse's adventure in a forest: Songs, Laughs and fun for children 3+, Live musical stage show based on the award-winning children's book by Julia Donaldson, with illustrations by Axel Scheffler. My son whose 14 months old loved the animation in the video, he quickly took to the likeness of real grass and trees! I was so amazed that for the full 40 minutes my son was mesmerized, usually his attention is gone within 15 minutes. Mouse can scare hungry animals with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when Mouse comes face to face with a real Gruffalo? She scrambles into her nest and tells her children a story about a mouse and when he was captured by predators--and how the clever mouse escapes.After hearing her father's fantastic stories about the Big Bad Mouse in the deep, dark wood, her curiosity gets the better of her and she sets out one snowy night on a thrilling journey of discovery. Based on ‘The Gruffalo’, the UK's favorite bedtime story, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, creators of the No.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Also available in the collection of much-loved family films based on the wonderful books written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, are: The Gruffalo’s Child, Room On The Broom, Stick Man, The Highway Rat and Zog. new Book – without signs of wear, has not been used/read before, in rare cases it may have very slight scratches on the cover – due to warehousing / storage and transport. Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep, dark wood in this wonderful adaptation of the much loved story.We saw the stage show and bought the CD for playing in the car and by the time we had got home we were all humming "GGGGruffaloooo. Within a day, we were all going about our daily business humming, singing or reciting songs from the show - and, more worryingly, waking up in the middle of the night with them still playing on a loop in our heads! For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. The Nation's Favourite bedtime story is being brought to life in an all star beautiful adaptation of the best-selling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Contrary to a few reviews I think the main actress is great and her facial expression and actions are super! com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646).

The Gruffalo’s Child” is released today on DVD and Blu Ray and I’ve got a free copy to giveaway – which is just perfect for the beginning of half term (and even better if you haven’t got any plans for Valentine’s Day and want an excuse to watch a video with your children instead). As he ventures deeper into the deep dark wood, stumbling across a hungry fox, a not-so-wise owl, and a slimy snake, spinning ever-extraordinary yarns about the scary, scaly gruffalo, he quickly realises that the hungry beast he has been talking of isn't imaginary after all.