The First UK printing published by Macmillan in 2004. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with just a hint of pushing at the upper spine tip. A very slight hint of toning to the page edges as usually encountered. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. Tiny rub to the extreme upper spine tip and some very light creasing to the extreme wrapper edges. The wrapper artwork looks very striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed by both Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler to the title page. Axel Schleffler has also added a doodle of a mouse face. The sequel to the highly acclaimed 'The gruffalo'. A sharp copy of an increasingly scarce title with such attributes.