Tiddler

Once again Christmas is here and another Donaldson/Scheffler book has been brought to our screens. But what's it like?

There have been so many memorable adventures in the series: The Gruffalo, Stick man, The Snail and the Whale, Zog etc. This one I didn't know, but felt was a weaker story.

The animation and voices and music are all great, but there's not so much to engage with and you're left wondering where it's going after a few minutes. Like the other tales it may grow on me, but I felt it was like eating a chocolatee éclair with hardly any cream inside: it looks great but there's little to sink my teeth into. It's bright, child-safe, colourful stuff, and has some good Easter eggs in (watch out for the Gruffalo fish!) But ultimately this is overshadowed by the far superior and more entertaining Wallace and Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl this year.