![]() The Glasgow Gruffalo’s Wean, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, translated by Elaine C Smith, published by Itchy Coo, £6.99. Turns out that the Kilmardinny Loch Gruffalo is the very same one from the book There are 5 or so different carvings and benches. If you know and love the original version, this definitely puts a new and amusing slant on it. Finding the Gruffalo (in Bearsden) We’d heard that a Gruffalo had been spotted in the woods around Kilmardinny Loch in Bearsden, so last week we thought we’d take a trip out there to see if we could find him. It’s just as much fun as the original, and the Weegie slant will definitely have you grinning from ear to ear as you make your way through it. ‘It was pure ages ago but whit a sight tae see.’ ‘Ah did meet him wance,’ sez the bold Big G, ‘Cos erzza Big Bad Moose… that’s aw ah’m sayin. ‘How no? How no?’ said the Gruffalo’s Wean. ![]() ![]() The Gruffalo said that nae Gruffalo should, The Rab C Nesbitt star brings her acclaimed wit and humour to the book, as text becomes the amusing: Just when you thought you knew it all, there comes a new version of The Gruffalo’s Child, The Glasgow Gruffalo’s Wean, which has been translated into Glaswegian by Elaine C Smith. ![]() ![]() Or, indeed, you may know its sequel, The Gruffalo’s Child, and be able to spout sections of verse from it too. If you are a parent or a grandparent, the chances are that you will be able to quote, at length, whole sections of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s book The Gruffalo. Terms and Conditions Placing of Advertisements. ![]()
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