The Gruffalo's Child (2012)

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Release Date: Sep 1, 2012 Limited

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Based on the children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson, this animated tale follows a creature called the Gruffalo and his young daughter, who wants to explore life outside of their clearing despite her father's warnings of a Big Bad Mouse that lurks in the forest. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Unrated, 30 min.

Animation, Kids & Family

Directed By: Uwe Heidsch�tter , Johannes Weiland

Written By: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, Johanna Stuttmann

In Theaters: Sep 1, 2012 Limited

Kidtoon Films

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Some peril in sweet storybook sequel.

August 24, 2012 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

Emily Ashby

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One of the honorable mentions in the Oscar nominated animated shorts program. This sequel again uses Helena Bonham Carter as a mother squirrel to narrate the rhyming fable. The same snake, owl, and fox who appeared in the Oscar nominated short from a couple years ago play lesser parts this time around. Instead the Gruffalo's child tests her courage by seeking the Big Bad Mouse that her father tells her tales about to keep her from wandering alone in the woods. The mouse does not play such a large role as before either, but again survives by his quick wits. And the Gruffalo's child learns to stay sheltered in her cave with her father's protection.

February 5, 2013

Byron Brubaker

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The "plot" is not nearly as interesting or satisfying as the original story, but this is still a really pretty movie (in the same ways as the Gruffalo).

October 1, 2012

Xander Kennedy

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