The Gruffalo

Summary

The Gruffalo is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,778 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Gruffalo authored Julia Donaldson^[3].
• The Gruffalo authored Axel Scheffler^[4].
• The Gruffalo's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• The Gruffalo's illustrator is recorded as Axel Scheffler^[6].
• The Gruffalo was published by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir^[7].
• The Gruffalo was published by Macmillan Publishers^[8].
• The Gruffalo was published by Grupo Anaya^[9].
• The Gruffalo's genre is children's literature^[10].
• The Gruffalo's genre is children's and young adult literature^[11].
• The Gruffalo was followed by The Gruffalo's Child^[12].
• The Gruffalo was followed by Stick Man^[13].
• The Gruffalo's Commons category is recorded as Gruffalo^[14].
• The Gruffalo's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• The Gruffalo's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[16].
• The Gruffalo was published on March 23, 2000^[17].
• The Gruffalo's characters is recorded as Gruffalo^[18].
• The Gruffalo's characters is recorded as Mouse^[19].
• The Gruffalo's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138507645^[20].
• The Gruffalo's official website is recorded as http://www.gruffalo.com/^[21].
• The Gruffalo's official website is recorded as https://www.grueffelo.de/^[22].
• The Gruffalo's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Gruffalo'}^[23].
• The Gruffalo's intended public is recorded as child^[24].
• The Gruffalo's derivative work is recorded as The Gruffalo^[25].
• The Gruffalo's form of creative work is recorded as poem^[26].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3409e646-b359-44b3-9b31-55f4e5b5a995^[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Julia Donaldson^[3], a writer^[29], b. 1948^[30], of United Kingdom^[31], awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire^[32], specialised in literary activity^[33] and Axel Scheffler^[4], an author^[34], b. 1957^[35], of Germany^[36], specialised in illustration^[37]. Publishers include Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir^[7], Macmillan Publishers^[8], and Grupo Anaya^[9].

Publication

The Gruffalo was published on March 23, 2000^[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[15]. Genres include children's literature^[10] and children's and young adult literature^[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include The Gruffalo's Child^[12] and Stick Man^[13].

Why It Matters

The Gruffalo ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,778 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]