The Gruffalo's Child Paperback BookThe best-selling children's picture book The Gruffalo Child's Paperback Book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Alex Scheffler.With over 24 million books sold worldwide, The Gruffalo Child's Paperback Book was first published in 1999 and continues to be a family favourite, with its story being made into an animation which can be seen on BBC One.About the AuthorJulia Donaldson is the internationally bestselling author of many popular children's books. Her Smarties Prize-winning modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold more than 13.5 million copies worldwide, and the Halloween favourite Room on the Broom is a perennial best seller. In addition to children's books, she has written many children's plays and songs and runs regular storytelling workshops. She was the Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2011-2013.Axel Scheffler is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed illustrator of some of the most well-loved children’s books, including Julia Donaldson’s best-selling modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in London.Publisher: Pan Macmillan Number of pages: 32 Dimensions: 28 (h) x 22.4cm (w)Suggested age suitability 3 years and upwards.