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images of the gruffalo in other Julia Donaldson/Axel Schleffer books

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Jenijena · 18/09/2013 13:06

So I know I need to get a life but...

I've found a picture of the gruffalo in enough JD/AS books (Tiddler the snail and the whale, the highway rat, tabby mctat) to make me think it must be in more - but I can't find it in Charlie Cook's favorite book and Monkey Puzzle.

First world problem, I know, but if anyone else has seen this I'd love to know!

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JimmyJim84 · 12/01/2021 15:23

Snail and The Whale: boy drawing Gruffalo on a dirt path at the school.

Stickman: Gruffalo Christmas bauble

Highway Rat: Gruffalo Cookies in the baker's shop

Superworm: Back of Gruffalo visible in the rubbish dump

Smartest Giant In Town: picture of the witch (room on the broom) graffiti on the wall in the town at the beginning of the book

Zog: Gadabout's horse armour

Zog and the flying Drs: The King's Bed

Smeds And The Smoos: Gruffalos on the Planet Grimbletosh

Scarecrow's Wedding: The tractor.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

MikeyPups · 28/03/2020 02:11

Gruff’s legs are up the top of the page on the warthog page in Ugly Five and in Charlie Cook the Gruff is on a drawing on Charlie’s wall on the 3 bears page.

LaurieMarlow · 06/02/2018 13:04

Is it in The Ugly Five? I need to know dammit.

Have been through the book time and again and can't see it.

Vanillaradio · 21/01/2018 21:31

If you like Tyrannosarus Drip you will find pictures of him and The Troll in Jack and the Flumflum tree (all 3 are jd books which are illustrated by the same illustrator)
And no, can't find the Gruffalo in Ugly Five either and it's driving both me and ds mad.. ...

emsmum79 · 19/01/2018 22:50

@GinnyJumperoo, it could be worse - my DD points at the "mean Tyrannosaurus and his grim and grisly bride" and says that it's her adoring grandparents whilst killing herself laughing. Grin

GinnyJumperoo · 19/01/2018 14:27

😩

emsmum79 · 19/01/2018 10:27

@GinnyJumperoo, the references are only in the books that were illustrated by Axel Scheffler I'm afraid!

GinnyJumperoo · 19/01/2018 00:07

My DD is OBSESSED with Tyrannosaurus Drip just now. Obsessed I tell you. Looking for a Gruffalo will keep me entertained during my next recital reading.

emsmum79 · 05/01/2018 14:42

There's Gruffalo shaped biscuits on the cake shop at the end of The Highway Rat.
Desperate for napping DD to wake up so I can check the books in her room!

ededed · 04/01/2018 19:39

That's a phenomenal song! Could now be updated with Zog and the Flying Doctors' four-poster bed.

But we can't find a hidden Gruffalo anywhere in the Ugly Five. Are we were being thick, or has AS stopped drawing them?

AliArch · 27/10/2017 13:53

I also got slightly obsessed with this, to the extent that my husband write a song about each Gruffalo sighting for our two year old! He loves it. Feel free to share with your little ones if they like the game: soundcloud.com/user-471938339/gruffalo-song

abcdefghijklmno · 16/04/2014 10:04

Just came across this - where is the Gruffalo in Room in the Broom?
I found him in the rubbish tip in Superworm.

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AnathemaDevice · 05/10/2013 08:41

Not found a Gruffalo in Room on the Broom. Is there one?

In The Smartest Giant in Town there is a drawing of the little old woman and the wise old man from A Squash and a Squeeze. It's above the shop door.

The Monkey Puzzle butterfly turns up in there too. Plus there's a castle in the background on one page which looks very similar to one in the background of Zog.

I think I've spent too much time reading JD/AS books.

spacegirl81 · 03/10/2013 18:34

And gruffalo reference in zog and the highway rat Grin

spacegirl81 · 03/10/2013 13:09

I've found a rotb reference in the smartest giant in town Grin

kelda · 23/09/2013 19:36

Finally found Room on a Broom. Couldn't find any gruffalo in it though!

ConcreteElephant · 21/09/2013 18:52

Kato, Sharing a Shell isn't illustrated by Axel Scheffler so I wouldn't expect to find a Gruffalo in there I don't think.

I was reading Monkey Puzzle today but couldn't see a Gruffalo in there. It was published the year after the Gruffalo so maybe the idea of including him in other JD/AS books hadn't occurred yet?

DD and I do love spotting the connections though. There's a fish that looks like Tiddler in Zog and DD thinks it's the same sort of thing whereas I suspect it's just an AS fish ;)

Many thanks to Kelda for pointing out the Gruffalo in CCFB - I hadn't seen that one!

KatoPotato · 20/09/2013 17:24

Is he in 'Sharing a Shell?'

Lady84 · 20/09/2013 17:23

It's Tiddler that has a Gruffalo fish :)

kelda · 20/09/2013 08:01

I can't even find my copy of 'Room on a Broom'.

Lady84 · 19/09/2013 23:51

I literally just posted a thread on this at the weekend because it was bothering me so much I couldn't find one in Room on the Broom!

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Jenijena · 19/09/2013 20:12

it is! so gruffalo in monkey puzzle? is there one?

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kelda · 19/09/2013 08:19

Sad has everyone deserted this thread? It's important!

kelda · 18/09/2013 14:59

My dd1 is looking too. She has the same conclusion.

kelda · 18/09/2013 14:05

If you look on the 'Goldilocks' page of Charlie Cook, I think the drawing on her door is of the Gruffalo.

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