Happy Birthday, Gruffalo!: A lift-the-flap book with a pop-up ending! - Julia Donaldson

Celebrate twenty-five years of the modern classic The Gruffalo with this fun lift-the-flap board book with a surprise pop-up ending!

Happy Birthday, Gruffalo! Lift the flaps to join in the party and celebrate twenty-five years of the bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo.

How will the Gruffalo celebrate his birthday? Lift the flaps to find out as you meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book - and look out for the surprise pop-up ending! Then enjoy listening to a free special recording of Julia Donaldson singing The Gruffalo Birthday Song by scanning the QR code on the back of the book.

With a fun rhyming text based on a song by Julia Donaldson, Happy Birthday, Gruffalo! is the perfect way for preschoolers to celebrate twenty-five years of The Gruffalo.

About the Author

Julia Donaldson is the author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series and was the winner of the Illustrator of the Year award at the British Book Awards in 2018. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.