A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!
Directed by Uwe Heidschötter and Johannes Weiland
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based on children's book
imaginary creature
short film
Rank
#117 in 2011·#5781 overall
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Helena Bonham Carter
Mother Squirrel (voice)
Shirley Henderson
The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
The Gruffalo (voice)
Rob Brydon
The Snake (voice)
John Hurt
The Owl (voice)
Tom Wilkinson
The Fox (voice)
James Corden
The Mouse (voice)
Phoebe Givron-Taylor
Little Squirrel (voice)
Crew
Julia Donaldson
Writer
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Casting Director
Julia Donaldson
Author
Popular Reviews
101 reviews
Oli A-K
7.0★ · 02/08/26
Fuck you James Corden mouse
Fuck you James Corden mouse
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tradition (it has snow so its a christmas film)
tradition (it has snow so its a christmas film)
Ella
9.0★ · 12/24/25
Soooo cute
Soooo cute
Evan
7.0★ · 12/03/25
The gruffalos child may not be as good as the first but it’s still absolutely heart warming and sweet. Can’t wait to show my kids these movies one day.
The gruffalos child may not be as good as the first but it’s still absolutely heart warming and sweet. Can’t wait to show my kids these movies one day.
