The Gruffalo

During our last time downtown as a family, we had the chance to see the the window display of the local Jojo Maman Bébé. It showed of the Gruffalo and various characters from his universe. It was quite cute. Wolfie used to love the Gruffalo when he was a few years younger, although he also used to find him scary. I blogged about it back in 2019. Then a few years later he kind of forgot about him, but the display reminded him of the critter. There was also a Gruffalo plush toy on display. Jojo Maman Bébé sells products that are a tad too young for Wolfie, but now he wants his Gruffalo teddy.So I just might get it for Christmas, if Wolfie is still interested about him by then.

The Gruffalo Cake

 I blogged a few days ago about The Gruffalo Cookbook, a cookbook made for children and their parents so they can cook together. Or for children so they can ask their parents to cook something from them. Which is what happened on Wolfie's birthday: he asked me to bake a Gruffalo cake. I did it and I think the result isn't half bad. It looks like a Gruffalo, only slightly deformed, but then again, I don't think Gruffalos are meant to look neat and symmetrical. Anyway, the cake itself is a bit too dry, but the icing is yummy nand I am surprised at how well the marzipan mixes with the rest, so it was a success. And Wolfie loved it anyway.

The Gruffalo Cookbook

You may know (especially if you have children) of the Gruffalo, this creature who may or may not exist. The books of his adventures fascinated Wolfie at a young age and sometimes it also terrified him. Be that as it may,I bought him for one of his birthdays The Gruffalo Cookbook, a family cookery book which has recipes based on the characters and elements in the famous book. We haven't make one recipe from it yet. But we rediscoveed it recently and Wolfie and I checked through it to find something we could make. There is a Gruffalo Cake, which is basically a big, rich, decadent chocolate cake with the head shaped like the Gruffalo's. And now Wolfie wants it for his birthday cake. I don't know what I got myself into. It does not seem too complicated, except for the carving of the head. I'm afraid it might end up as another catastrophy cake and a very mutated Gruffalo. Anyway, we'll see.

Wolfie and the Gruffalo

You probably all have heard of the Gruffalo, this creature and modern children classic story. Wolfie has a ambivalent report with the story and the monster. He loves it, loves when we read the book to him, loves the animated adaptation... yet sometimes he gets scared of the Gruffalo and asks us to stop reading, or stop watching the movie. A few weeks ago, we went to an fayre and there was a Gruffalo cave, with a "real" Gruffalo (a man or woman in a Gruffalo suit). Wolfie got terrified. He had to keep away from him and he begged me to hold him every time the Gruffalo was coming by. Today, we went to Wendover Woods, where there is a huge wooden statue of the Gruffalo and... and surprisingly Wolfie was not scared at all. He was even fascinated with the creature. It is true that he was prepped by his mum, who told him that this Gruffalo was made of wood and just a pretend one. Still, I'm surprised that he enjoyed the Gruffalo so much, given that it looked so real and lifelike.