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The Gruffalo's Child - General Information
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Status: Canceled/Ended
Premiere: December 25, 2011
Classification: Cartoon
Genre: Animation | Family
Suggested Age: 4 and up
Network: BBC ONE (UK)
Aired: Sunday at 06:30 pm
30 Minute Animated Film
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About the show
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(BBC ONE)
A half-hour animated film based on the best-selling children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.
Some years have passed, and the Gruffalo lives in a cave surrounded by woods. His child is coming to the age where she wants to explore beyond their familiar clearing, but, concerned for her safety, her father warns her not to go into the deep, dark woods. If she does, the Big Bad Mouse will be after her. One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warnings and bravely tiptoes out into the snow in search of the fabled Mouse. In turn she meets malevolent Snake, pedantic Owl and cowardly Fox. Disturbed by her presence, all want to get rid of her, so all mislead her.
Cold and tired, she is about to give up when she spots Mouse. Not 'big' or 'bad', but something to eat at least. About to become her midnight feast, Mouse is forced to think quickly. He sees the moon emerging from clouds and has an idea. Using shadows, he conjures up the Big Bad Mouse and gives the Gruffalo's child the fright of her life. As she runs away screaming, her fear gradually turns to delight - the Big Bad Mouse really does exist. Back home in the warmth and safety of their cave, she happily snuggles up to a snoring Gruffalo, who has remained soundly asleep throughout.
(WIKI)
The Gruffalo's Child is a 2011 British short animated 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.
(IMDB)
A half hour animated film based on the best-selling children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo's Child tells the delightful tale of a little Gruffalo who ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.
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Date of last review or update: March 23, 2012
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