THE BRAND NEW GRUFFALO PICTURE BOOK · Published September 2026 · Hardback · Ages 3–7
The Gruffalo has news for his daughter: Gruffalo Granny is coming to stay.
Only the very best will do for Granny, which raises an urgent question — what should they make for her welcome meal? In the deep dark wood, that question has always had one obvious answer, and it has whiskers and a long scaly tail. The little brown mouse has outwitted this family twice already. He is going to have to do it one more time, and make very sure he isn't the thing on the menu.
The first new Gruffalo story in years, from the same partnership that has been reading children to sleep since 1999. Same deep dark wood, same bouncing verse, one new and formidable grandmother.
About the creators
Julia Donaldson was UK Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013 and is the author of some of the best-loved picture books in the world, including Room on the Broom and The Snail and the Whale. Axel Scheffler is the German-born illustrator whose warm, detailed artwork has become inseparable from Donaldson's words.
Edition details
- Macmillan Children's Books hardback
- Ages 3 to 7 · perfect for reading aloud
- Published 10 September 2026
The third Gruffalo picture book. Start with The Gruffalo, then The Gruffalo's Child — both on our shelves.
