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

[Jenijena]

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!

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

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?

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!

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.

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

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@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.

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.. ...

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

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

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.

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.