The Gruffalo is a creation of which former children’s laureate?
"Film Festival (Canada), Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada), Prix Jeunesse (Germany), Sapporo Short Fest (Japan), Shanghai Television Festival (China) and Internationales Trick Film Festival (Germany). ""The Gruffalo"" was also nominated for the prestigious Cartoon d'or 2011. The sequel to the Gruffalo, based on the follow-up to the picture book, was shown on BBC One on Christmas Day 2011. The Gruffalo (film) The Gruffalo is a 2009 British-German short computer animated TV film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Directed by Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, the film was produced by Michael Rose"
"Axel Scheffler Axel Scheffler (born 1957) is a German illustrator and animator based in London. He is best known for his cartoon-like pictures for children's books, particularly ""The Gruffalo"" and ""The Gruffalo's Child"", written by Julia Donaldson. Scheffler was born in Hamburg, and moved to England in 1982 (age 25). He studied at the Bath Academy of Art and worked in advertising and publishing after graduating in 1985. He has drawn his distinctive illustrations for authors of children's books from Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, including, in addition to Julia Donaldson, Jon Blake, Paul Shipton, David Henry Wilson, Uwe Timm,"
"Magic Light Pictures Magic Light Pictures is a London-based independent production company, which specialises in creating imaginative family entertainment and manages the children's brand, The Gruffalo. It was founded in 2003 by producers Martin Pope and Michael Rose. Since 2009, Magic Light Pictures has produced five half-hour animated specials based on the best-selling children's books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: The Gruffalo (2009), The Gruffalo's Child (2011), Room on the Broom (2012), Stick Man (2015) and The Highway Rat (2017). The films have won over 40 awards between them, including a Children's BAFTA and the Prix Jeunesse and have"
"The Gruffalo's Child (film) The Gruffalo's Child is a 2011 British short computer animated TV film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A sequel to ""The Gruffalo"", the film was shown on Christmas Day 2011 in the United Kingdom, exactly two years after the debut of the first film. Directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschotter, the film was produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures, London, in association with Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg, Germany. In June 2013, the film was given the Award for Best TV Special"
"a Chinese folk tale of a fox that borrows the terror of a tiger. Donaldson was unable to think of rhymes for ""tiger"" so instead she invented a word that rhymes with ""know"". ""The Gruffalo"" won the gold award (in the 0–5 years category) of the 1999 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. It was the UK's best-selling picture book of 2000, won the 2000 Nottingham/Experian Children's Book award, and the ""Blue Peter"" Best Book To Read Aloud award. The audio version won the Best Children's Audio award in the Spoken Book Awards. In November 2009 the book was voted ""best bedtime"
"reply ""Here, by these rocks / And his favourite food is roasted fox"", with similar lines for the remaining two predators. ""The Gruffalo"" was sent to Reid Books in 1995. Donaldson sent the text to Axel Scheffler, whom she had met only once or twice, briefly, following the publication of ""A Squash and a Squeeze"". Within days Macmillan Children's Books made an offer to publish ""The Gruffalo"", which was illustrated by Scheffler and published in 1999. ""The Gruffalo"" was an immediate success, going on to win several awards, including the Smarties Prize (1999). It has subsequently been translated into more"
"""Stick Man"" (inspired by the Gruffalo’s Child's toy) (2008), ""Tabby McTat"" (2009), ""Zog"" (2010), ""The Highway Rat"" (2011), ""Superworm"" (2012) and ""The Scarecrows' Wedding"" (2014). Since publication of ""The Gruffalo"", Donaldson has worked with other illustrators including Lydia Monks, David Roberts and Nick Sharratt, who has also illustrated two books of poems by Donaldson, ""Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum"" and ""Wriggle and Roar"". Lydia Monks has illustrated the ""Princess Mirror-Belle"" trilogy, a series of books for 7- to 10-year-olds about a boastful girl who is the mirror reflection of an ordinary girl called Ellen. The inspiration for Mirror-Belle was Hamish’s imaginary childhood"
"no longer available. The ""Gruffalo song"" was released with the audiobook, as a standalone CD single, and on a musical CD with other songs from Donaldson's books. Donaldson and Scheffler's sequel, 2004's ""The Gruffalo's Child"" (which tells the story of the gruffalo's daughter, warned by her father of the terrifying mouse) won the ""Best Children's Book"" award in the 2005 British Book Awards. A Gruffalo Woodland Trail has been created at the Dean Heritage Centre, Soudley in the Forest of Dean, UK. The trail depicts the scenes from the book and has been carved by local chainsaw artists out of"
"The Gruffalo's Child The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is the bestselling sequel to ""The Gruffalo"". The story is about the Gruffalo's child (a daughter) who, despite her father's warning, sets off into the ""deep dark wood"" to find the ""big bad mouse"", the only thing her father is afraid of. During her winter journey, she encounters the tracks of snake, owl, and fox from ""The Gruffalo"", each of whom she first suspects to be the ""big bad mouse"", but who in turn tell her where she can find the real ""big bad mouse"". Eventually, concluding she"
"'Bold and brilliant, wise and wacky'. ""The Guardian"" said it was 'a joy to read aloud', and included it a list of best children's books for ages 2 to 4. It currently receives 4.28 out of 5 stars on goodreads and 4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon, and 5 stars on mumsnet. In one picture in the book, a child outside the school is drawing a Gruffalo in the dirt. This was the idea of illustrator Axel Scheffler, and has since become an inside joke repeated in many of their collaborative books published since. The Snail and the Whale"
"easily flowing rhyme scheme (tetrameter) of its predecessor, ""The Gruffalo"". The Gruffalo's Child The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is the bestselling sequel to ""The Gruffalo"". The story is about the Gruffalo's child (a daughter) who, despite her father's warning, sets off into the ""deep dark wood"" to find the ""big bad mouse"", the only thing her father is afraid of. During her winter journey, she encounters the tracks of snake, owl, and fox from ""The Gruffalo"", each of whom she first suspects to be the ""big bad mouse"", but who in turn tell her where she"
"real, and he makes a scary shadow. The daughter runs away to her father's cave, but the mouse begins to follow her. In the cave of the Gruffalo, she is now comfortable at her father's side. The Gruffalo's Child (film) The Gruffalo's Child is a 2011 British short computer animated TV film based on the picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. A sequel to ""The Gruffalo"", the film was shown on Christmas Day 2011 in the United Kingdom, exactly two years after the debut of the first film. Directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschotter,"
"than 40 languages, sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and has given rise to stage and screen productions by Tall Stories and Magic Light Pictures. ""The Gruffalo"" was followed by more Donaldson/Scheffler publications by Macmillan: ""Monkey Puzzle"" (2000), ""Room on the Broom"" (2001), ""The Smartest Giant in Town"" (2002), ""The Snail and the Whale"" (2003), ""The Gruffalo's Child"", featuring an only child Gruffalo with a wooden stick doll plus the original cast of Gruffalo, Mouse, Fox, Snake and Owl (2004), and ""Charlie Cook's Favourite Book"" (2005). In 2006 Scheffler moved to Alison Green Books who published the duo's ""Tiddler"" (2007),"
"and ""The Gruffalo"" (1999) by Julia Donaldson. Anthropomorphism in literature and other media led to a sub-culture known as furry fandom, which promotes and creates stories and artwork involving anthropomorphic animals, and the examination and interpretation of humanity through anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphic characters have also been a staple of the comic book genre. The most prominent one was Neil Gaiman's the ""Sandman"" which had a huge impact on how characters that are physical embodiments are written in the fantasy genre. Other examples also include the mature ""Hellblazer"" (personified political and moral ideas), ""Fables"" and its spin-off series ""Jack of Fables"", which"
"his work include: ""The Night Before Christmas"" by Clement Clarke Moore, ""Peter Pan"" by J.M. Barrie, and ""The Nutcracker"". His own works are: ""Alphabet Soup"", ""Animal Orchestra"", ""Classic Fairy Tales"", ""Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose"", and ""Eddie: The Lost Youth of Edgar Allan Poe"". Gustafson has won multiple awards over his career. He has been awarded a Chelsea Award by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists and an Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Children’s Picture Book. He has also received a Chesly Award (2005) for Best Interior Artwork and a CA Illustration Award. Scott Gustafson Scott"
"Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat Gobbolino, The Witch's Cat is a children's novel by Ursula Moray Williams, published by George G. Harrap in 1942 with illustrations by the writer. It has been published with new illustrations more than once and a 70th anniversary edition of the self-illustrated version was published in the Puffin Modern Classics series. It has also been issued in abridged versions, sometimes retitled ""Gobbolino the kitchen cat"". In 1984 Puffin published ""The Further Adventures of Gobbolino and the Little Wooden Horse"", a joint sequel to ""Gobbolino"" and to ""Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse"" (1938). Gobbolino is a"
"the Nasen award in 2011 for its sympathetic and inclusive portrait of Mary, who befriends Leo but then descends into a severe relapse of her bi-polar condition. Donaldson has also written a phonic reading scheme of short stories comprising 60 books of ""Songbird Phonics"", published by Oxford University Press. From the 1990s when Donaldson was extensively visiting school and libraries, she extended techniques learned in Bristol and Brighton to encourage children to act and sing with her. Following the publication of ""The Gruffalo"" she was invited to book festivals, participating in the Edinburgh International Book Festival every year from 1999"
"the DVD in the US, Phase 4 in Canada and Concorde in Germany. A Scottish Gaelic version has also been produced, with the voice of the Gruffalo provided by Bill Paterson. ""An Gruffalo"" was first shown on BBC Alba on Christmas Eve 2010. The film has also proved a hit with festival audiences around the world. On top of its Academy Award and BAFTA nominations it has also been awarded prizes at festivals including Annecy International Animation Festival (France), Anima Mundi (Brazil), The Broadcast Awards 2011 (UK), Cartoons on the Bay (Italy), Chicago International Children's Festival (Canada), CFC Worldwide Short"
"Little Firemen"", ""Five Hundred Animals from A to Z"", and ""Scuffy the Tugboat"". Many of his better known books were published by Little Golden Books. His best work is collected in ""The Great Big Book of Bedtime Stories"". He became a U.S. citizen in 1948. Gergely died in 1978, in New York. As of 2001, ""Tootle"" was the all-time third best-selling hardcover children's book in English, and ""Scuffy the Tugboat"" was the eighth all-time bestseller. Tibor Gergely Tibor Gergely ( August 3, 1900 – January 13, 1978) was a Hungarian American artist best known for his illustration of popular children's"
"by Meneer Monster. The production has toured around The Netherlands and Belgium in 2014, and will continue in 2015. The Meneer Monster production performed around 250 times. In June 2014 Meneer Monster made a South African version of the Gruffalo with twenty Market Theatre Laboratory students in Johannesburg. The Gruffalo has been adapted for the stage by Tall Stories theatre company. The production has visited the West End for the last five years, including a staging at the Lyric Theatre, London during Christmas, most recently 2014. The Tall Stories production has also toured the UK and internationally, including performances at"
"Gertrude Crampton Gertrude Crampton (June 26, 1909 – June 25, 1996) was an author of children's books, including ""Tootle"" (1945) and ""Scuffy the Tugboat"" (1946). Both ""Tootle"" and ""Scuffy"" were published in the popular Little Golden Books series of Simon & Schuster. As of 2001, ""Tootle"" was the all-time third best-selling hardback children's book in English; ""Scuffy"" was eighth. She also wrote ""The Large and Growly Bear"", published in the Golden Beginning Reader series in 1961, and illustrated by John P. Miller. Born June 26, 1909 in New York, she received her teaching credentials from the University of Michigan, Ann"
"Toddler"", and ""Pirate Boy"". John Graham Wallace John Graham Wallace (born 23 August 1966) is an English author and illustrator of children's picture books. Wallace was born in Felixstowe and grew up in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. He attended De Aston School and went on to study Theology at Cambridge University. He worked on the Kingston, Jamaica ""Daily Gleaner"" as a cartoonist. He has illustrated and written many children's books, many of which have been translated. His book ""The Twins"" was made into a television series on CITV in 2000. His work includes ""Mr. Bumble"", ""The Jungle Kids"", ""Wonders of America"","
"Tulane"" movie. 20th Century Fox has hired Martin Hynes to write a script based on the book, ""The Magician's Elephant"". Kate DiCamillo Katrina Elizabeth ""Kate"" DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. She is one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, recognizing her novels ""The Tale of Despereaux"" (2003) and ""Flora & Ulysses"" (2013). Her best-known books for young children are the Mercy Watson series, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. DiCamillo was the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress"
"at the 8th Festival of European Animated Feature Films and TV Specials In a snowy wood the squirrel mother daughter gets her brother. Then the boy asks, ""Whose footprints are these?"" Then the girl tells him, ""The Gruffalo"". So the boys tries to tell his mother that the gruffalo was there, then Mother Squirrel doesn't believe them, until she tells her children a story of how the Gruffalo escaped from the mouse. The story starts with the Gruffalo's daughter attempting to follow a hedgehog because she wants to explore the outside world. Her father, however, does not want her to"
"the Sleeping Beauty"" based on the version related by the Brothers Grimm; ""The Twelve Dancing Princesses"", retold from the Brothers Grimm; and ""The Enchanter's Daughter"" by Antonia Barber. Errol Le Cain Errol John Le Cain (5 March 1941 – 3 January 1989) was a British animator and children's book illustrator. He won the 1984 Kate Greenaway Medal for ""Hiawatha's Childhood"" (Faber and Faber), recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. Descended from a French-Canadian great-grandfather, Le Cain was born 5 March 1941 to John and Minnie Le Cain in Singapore but evacuated to Agra, India with"
"British subject. ""Gorilla"" (1983), illustrated by Anthony Browne, and Helen Oxenbury's edition of ""Alice in Wonderland"" (1999) were named two of the top ten Greenaway-winning works (1955–2005) for the 50-year celebration of that Medal in 2007. Three others were highly commended runners up for the illustrators Medal, a distinction that was roughly annual at the time: Browne's edition of ""Alice"", Oxenbury for ""So Much"", and Patrick Benson for ""The Little Boat"". Kurt Maschler Award The Kurt Maschler Award (1982 to 1999) was a British literary award that annually recognised one ""work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration"
"The BFG The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book ""Danny, the Champion of the World"". The book is dedicated to Dahl's late daughter, Olivia, who died of measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1962. As of 2009, the novel has sold 37 million copies in UK editions alone, with more than 1 million copies sold around the world every year. An animated adaptation was shown on television in 1989"
"a music curriculum programme of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that included a radio programme, cassettes (now CDs) and an annual compilation of songs. The song consists of three verses and a chorus. Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat Gobbolino, The Witch's Cat is a children's novel by Ursula Moray Williams, published by George G. Harrap in 1942 with illustrations by the writer. It has been published with new illustrations more than once and a 70th anniversary edition of the self-illustrated version was published in the Puffin Modern Classics series. It has also been issued in abridged versions, sometimes retitled ""Gobbolino the kitchen"
"local redwood. The trail runs daily throughout 2012. A ridable wheeled Gruffalo children's suitcase is manufactured for Trunki; the case had been featured as a pitch idea on the entrepreneur game show ""Dragons' Den"" and rejected by the show's judges. Donaldson and Scheffler have collaborated on many other titles; some feature cameos from the Gruffalo in other guises, including as Christmas tree decoration in Stick Man, a drawing by a child in ""The Snail and the Whale"" and a fish in ""Tiddler"". The book has been adapted into a 27-minute animated film, which was broadcast on BBC One in the"
"Malcolm talked about Hamish and his life in an interview with Juliet Rix for ""The Guardian"" in 2009. Alastair (born 1981) is married with a daughter and a son and is a lecturer in Computing Science at Imperial College, London. Jesse, known as Jerry (born 1987), is married with two sons and is a trainee social worker in Dundee, Scotland. Julia Donaldson Julia Donaldson (born 16 September 1948) is an English writer, playwright and performer, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include ""The"
"The Snail and the Whale The Snail and the Whale is a children's picture book written by former children's laureate Julia Donaldson, illustrated by longtime collaborator Axel Scheffler. It has won several awards, including 2004 Early Years award for the best pre-school book, the 2005 Blue Peter award for Best Book to Read Aloud, and the 2007 Giverny award for Best Science Picture Book. ""The Snail and the Whale"" has also been adapted into an audiobook, a successful stage play and translated into British Sign Language. Donaldson has said that it is one of her favourite books, due to its"
"Johnny Gruelle Johnny Gruelle (December 24, 1880 – January 9, 1938) was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comics authors, illustrator, and storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and as the author/illustrator of dozens of books. Gruelle also contributed cartoons and illustrations to at least ten newspapers, four major new syndicates, and more than a dozen national magazines. He was the son of Hoosier Group painter Richard Gruelle. John Barton Gruelle was born in Arcola, Illinois, on December 24, 1880, to Alice (Benton) and Richard Buckner Gruelle. In 1882,"
"greetings cards, games and puzzles, dress up and partyware. Magic Light are currently launching a range of Gruffalo foods which includes party cakes, seasonal chocolates, juice drinks and potato snacks. Since 2013, Magic Light Pictures has developed a range of digital games, based on The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. Magic Light Pictures in conjunction with Skillset also ran 6-month producer placement programmes from 2008 to 2010.The programme took up and coming feature film producers and put them into a series of work placements in leading companies in the British Film Industry. Magic Light Pictures Magic Light"