The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child is a 2011 short computer-animated television film which is a sequel to The Gruffalo (2009), and is based on the 2004 picture book of the same name written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidschotter, the film was produced by Michael Rose and Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures in London, and in association with Studio Soi in Ludwigsburg, Germany.
The Gruffalo's Child was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 13, 2012 by Entertainment One, and only on the DVD format in the United States on August 14, 2012 by NCircle Entertainment. It was later re-released on DVD in the former two territories on February 11, 2019 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Entertainment One.
== Images ==
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK DVD cover V1.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2012, front)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK DVD cover V2.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2012, spine)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK DVD cover V3.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2012, back)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK DVD disc label.png|UK/Ireland DVD disc label
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK Blu Ray cover V1.png|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray cover (front)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK Blu Ray cover V2.png|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray cover (spine)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK Blu Ray cover V3.png|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray cover (full layout)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK Blu Ray disc label.png|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray disc label
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 US DVD cover.png|US DVD cover
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK DVD cover V4.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2019, front)
File:The Gruffalos Child 2011 UK DVD cover V5.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2019, spine)
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
Having been warned by her father to not go in search of the Big Bad Mouse, the Gruffalo's child defies him and sets out into the woods. After meeting the fox, owl, and snake, she discovers that the mouse is, in fact, little, and she determines to eat him. However, he is as resourceful as ever, and has a plan to scare her off.
=== Genres ===
* Animation
* Family
* Fantasy
* Short
=== Home Media Rating ===
* G (Ireland)
* U (UK)
== Details ==
=== Countries of origin ===
* United Kingdom
* Germany
=== Category Number ===
* EO10766 (UK / Ireland) (DVD, 2012)
* EO10770 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray, 2012)
* U072423DSP01 (UK / Ireland) (DVD, 2019)
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* February 13, 2012 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* February 13, 2012 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* August 14, 2012 (US) (DVD)
* February 11, 2019 (UK) (DVD re-release)
* February 11, 2019 (Ireland) (DVD re-release)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* BBC Worldwide
* BBC One
* Magic Light Pictures
* Orange Eyes Limited
* Studio Soi
=== Distributors ===
* Entertainment One (2012) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* Entertainment One (2012) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* NCircle Entertainment (2012) (US) (DVD)
* Entertainment One (2019) (UK) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
* Entertainment One (2019) (Ireland) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (UK) (DVD) (through)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (Ireland) (DVD) (through)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 16:9
== Connections ==
=== Follows ===
* The Gruffalo (2009)
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