In 1999, children's book author Julia Donaldson created a monster: "The Gruffalo," an awa… — @cbssundaymorning

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@cbssundaymorning's TikTok video "In 1999, children's book author Julia Donaldson created a monster: "The Gruffalo," an award-winning story about a mouse who conjures a terrifying beast. With illustrations by Axel Scheffler, the book was a runaway bestseller. Now, the pair has released their third book in the series, "Gruffalo Granny," which has become the U.K.'s bestselling book of the year (of any genre), and the fastest-selling picture book ever. They talk with correspondent Elizabeth Palmer about their creative partnership, and about books that address big ideas for small people. #Gruffalo #JuliaDonaldson #Kids #Books #kidsbooks" has 6,223 views, 391 likes, 6 comments, 27 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 6.81% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted over two weeks ago and runs 5 minutes 12 seconds. It has been saved 34 times.

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The capture indexed here reports 6,223 views, 391 likes and 6 comments.

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Across the captured metrics the engagement rate is 6.81% (likes + comments + shares over views).

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It was posted on 2026-10-11, over two weeks ago.

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The captured clip runs 5 minutes 12 seconds.