Greater Manchester Police
The search is on to find the Gruffalo after police said the character was among nine wooden statues stolen from a park in Greater Manchester.
The figures were taken from Clifton Country Park in Salford at some stage overnight between Thursday and Friday.
Police have appealed for anyone with CCTV footage from the area to come forward and are also searching for a vehicle described as entering the park’s parking area at about 16:00 GMT on Thursday.
Inspired by words from The Gruffalo, officers posted on Facebook: “He has two large, curved horns on the top of his head, his eyes are orange, and his tongue is black, he has a poisonous wart on the end of his nose and bright purple prickles on his back BUT WHERE IS HE?”
Since The Gruffalo was published by Julia Donaldson in 1999 it has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide and has also been made into a BBC animation.
