Reading order · 2 books · 1999 to 2004 · Set in the deep dark wood
The Gruffalo Books in Order
The Gruffalo books are set in the deep dark wood, where a clever mouse invents a monster to scare off predators.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 1999 to 2004
- First book
- The Gruffalo
- Latest
- The Gruffalo’s Child (2004)
- Setting
- Set in the deep dark wood
The reading order
Every The Gruffalo book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in the deep dark wood
- 1The Gruffalo1999With The Gruffalo and MouseA mouse walking through the deep dark wood scares off a fox, an owl and a snake by inventing a fearsome creature called the Gruffalo, and then meets one.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Gruffalo’s Child2004With The Gruffalo’s ChildThe Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and sets out into the snowy wood to find it.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Gruffalo, then The Gruffalo’s Child.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | The Gruffalo | Mouse | The Gruffalo’s Child |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Gruffalo | LLead | LLead | |
| 2 The Gruffalo’s Child | MMajor | MMajor | LLead |
Characters in the The Gruffalo books
3 characters from Julia Donaldson’s chart, with the number of The Gruffalo books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| The GruffaloMonster of the deep dark wood | 2 | The Gruffalo 1999 |
| MouseClever little mouse | 2 | The Gruffalo 1999 |
| The Gruffalo’s ChildCurious young Gruffalo | 1 | The Gruffalo’s Child 2004 |