Family Movie Night: Double Feature: The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo & The Gruffalo's Child

It's Family Movie Night! Jumping from the pages of beloved children's books, comes The Gruffalo, the Gruffalo's Child, Stick Man & Room on the Broom! See these specials on Friday, Saturday or Sunday at 7pm on WXXI Kids 24/7. The Gruffalo: This film tells the story of a mouse who walks through the woods in search of a nut. Mouse invents an imaginary monster. What happens when Mouse comes face-to-face with his own creation?

The Gruffalo's Child: One snowy night, the Gruffalo's Child ignores her father's warning and goes in search of the Big Bad Mouse. He doesn't really exist?  or does he?

Stick Man: This beloved children's classic written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, is turned into this beautifully animated film tells the tale of Stick Man and his epic adventure across the seasons. He gets thrown into a river, escapes from a swan's nest, and even ends up on top of a fire. Will he ever get back to his family tree in time for Christmas?

Room on the Broom tells a tale of a kind witch who invites a collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat. When the witch encounters a dragon, her animal friends come to her rescue. To show her gratitude, the witch rewards them with a new broom with room for everyone!

Get ready with these activities:

• Make some DIY woodland creatures
• Get inspired and make your own imaginary creature, just like mouse's imaginary monster

• Make a trip to your local library to see what books you can find about woodland creatures or imaginary monsters.
• Look in the library catalogue for "The Gruffalo" or ask your local librarian for assistance in finding the book to borrow.

Preview Trailer of The Gruffalo:

Full Description:  This enchanting tale tells the story of a mouse who walks through the woods in search of a nut. Along the way, he encounters a hungry fox, owl, and snake who all think the mouse looks good to eat!

Forced to rely on his wits for survival, Mouse invents an imaginary monster with frightening features to scare them away, but what happens when he comes face-to-face with his own creation?

Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, this film is based on the award-winning children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. This film also features the voices of Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, John Hurt, and Tom Wilkinson.

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood?

One snowy night, the Gruffalo's Child ignores her father's warning and bravely tiptoes out of their cave into the deep dark wood in search of the Big Bad Mouse. On her journey, she meets Snake, Owl, and Fox but no sign of the fabled Mouse. He doesn't really exist?or does he?

This beautifully animated companion film to The Gruffalo is based on the beloved children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo's Child features the voices of Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden, Shirley Henderson, John Hurt, and Tom Wilkinson.