Gruffalo Books in Order
Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson contains 27 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is The Gruffalo (1999) and the newest is Gruffalo Granny (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 27
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Pages on record
- 504 in 16 of 27 books
- Reading time
- 8.4–13 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 504 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 27 titles with a page count on record.
The Gruffalo is a picture book by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler and first published in 1999 by Macmillan Children's Books; a mouse walking through the woods is its protagonist. Sales have passed 13 million copies, the book has won several children's prizes, and it has been staged in the West End and on Broadway and adapted into an Oscar-nominated animated film. The Gruffalo's Child (2004) is the direct sequel, and 27 catalogued titles now carry the name, many of them songbooks, activity books and nature trails. Stories in rhyme, mice and monsters fill the subject tags.
How many Gruffalo books are there?
Gruffalo has 27 books, released between 1999 and 2026.
Gruffalo Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 27 Gruffalo books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Gruffalo1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 2The Gruffalo Song and Other Songs2001 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42001321/4
- 3The Gruffalo's Child2004 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42004321/4
- 4The Gruffalo's Child Activity Book2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 5The Gruffalo Magnet Book2010 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42010101/4
- 6The Gruffalo Red Nose Day Book2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 7My First Gruffalo: Touch-and-feel book2011 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/42011121/4
- 8The Gruffalo Colouring Book2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 9Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Nature Trail2014 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42014321/4
- 10Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Spring Nature Trail2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 11Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Summer Nature Trail2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 12Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Autumn Nature Trail2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 13Gruffalo Explorers: The Gruffalo Winter Nature Trail2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 14Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes2016 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42016641/4
- 15The Gruffalo Annual 20162016 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42016641/4
- 16The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 20172017 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42017641/4
- 17The Gruffalo and Friends Annual 20182018 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42018641/4
- 18The Gruffalo Spring and Summer Nature Trail2018 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42018641/4
- 19The Gruffalo Autumn and Winter Nature Trail2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 20Say Hello to the Gruffalo2019 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/42019161/4
- 21Gruffalo, What Can You Hear?: Buggy Book2019 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42019101/4
- 22The Gruffalo Touch and Feel Book2020 · 12 pages · confirmed 1/42020121/4
- 23Gruffalo, Where Are You?2020 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42020101/4
- 24The Gruffalo Carousel Book2020 · 8 pages · confirmed 1/4202081/4
- 25The Gruffalo: A Push, Pull and Slide Book2020 · 10 pages · confirmed 1/42020101/4
- 26The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 27Gruffalo Granny2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Gruffalo?
No separate chronological order is on record for Gruffalo, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Gruffalo books in order?
You should read the Gruffalo books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Gruffalo book also stands alone.
Where to start with Gruffalo
Start with The Gruffalo (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gruffalo book?
Gruffalo Granny (2026) is the newest Gruffalo book released so far.
Is there a new Gruffalo book coming?
No next Gruffalo book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Gruffalo has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Gruffalo. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize1999Wonfor The Gruffalo
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize1999Shortlistedfor The Gruffalo
Gruffalo at a glance
- Still running
- Gruffalo is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Gruffalo books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 504 pages across the 16 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 24 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gruffalo books, 17 of 27, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gruffalo books are about
12 of the 27 Gruffalo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 8 of 12 books
- Animals 6 of 12 books
- Mice 5 of 12 books
- Stories in rhyme 5 of 12 books
- Monsters 3 of 12 books
- Children: Kindergarten 2 of 12 books
- Children’s Picture Books 2 of 12 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 12 books
- Pictorial works 2 of 12 books
- Specimens 2 of 12 books
More books by Julia Donaldson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Julia Donaldson books in order 349 books