Gruffalo 2012 Mini Wall Calendar. This fantastic 2012 mini wall calendar features wonderful illustrations of The Gruffalo’s Child. Created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the Gruffalo’s story starts with a mouse's walk through the woods which unfolds in two phases; in both, the mouse uses cunning to evade danger. The story is based on a traditional Chinese folk tale of a fox that borrows the terror of a tiger. Julia Donaldson was unable to think of rhymes for ‘tiger’ so invented one for ‘know’ instead and so the Gruffalo was born! This mini wall calendar features 12 fantastic full colour illustration of the Gruffalo and the Gruffalo’s child which is sure to delight throughout the coming year!