When I first watched this story I was enthralled but became so relaxed watching it the steady and leisurely pace led me to drift off to sleep. This does not mean that I did not enjoy it only that it was one of the most relaxing things I had ever watched. I have since watched it with young family members and have watched them watching it. It is entrancing to one of my family members and she often chooses to watch it when she wanting to chill out or have a nap. This means she does not need to tell us she wants a nap or admit that she is tired! Perfect! The characters are great and I love the celebrity voices that are used. It is a perfect ...  Read the complete review

The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's child are two favourite books in our house and as such we got the DVD's as well so we could see the stories brought to life on the small screen. We actually first saw The Gruffalo's child on television last year over the Christmas season and liked it so much that we decided to get it from Amazon and have it as a keepsake DVD rather than just having it on our Sky Plus. The story is again very simple but very effective and teaches us all a really good lesson is a very subtle, entertaining way. The Nice thing about this story is that you don't need to have seen or read The Gruffalo to watch and understand this story but it's nice ...  Read the complete review