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The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents...the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo....

Review:

"Scheffler's gruffalo may seem a goofy hybrid of Max's wild things, but his cartoonlike illustrations build suspense via spot-art previews of the monster's orange eyes, black tongue and purple prickles until the monster's appearance in full." Publishers Weekly

Review:

"[J]ust scary enough to tickle but not frighten youngsters. Serve this one for a rollicking good time." School Library Journal

Review:

"The illustrations are grand, especially the uprooted tree trunk which looks just like a monstrous claw reaching out from the wood." Children's Literature

Synopsis:

A clever mouse uses his imagination to conjure up a vicious "gruffalo" to ruin the appetites of the hungry woodland animals he meets. Full color.

About the Author

Julia Donaldson lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

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crowyhead, March 1, 2008 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is one of those perfect storytime books -- it rhymes, it's hilarious, and it provides a lot of opportunities for doing silly voices. The kindergarteners LOVED it.
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Helen Clarke, January 29, 2008 (view all comments by Helen Clarke)
My Aunt wrote this book so I may be biased but my kids and I love it. She has lots of others that are just as fun too!
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Teacher Laura, October 26, 2007 (view all comments by Teacher Laura)
I've been teaching a long time, and I don't know how I missed this one! My pre-k class loved the cleverness and creativity of the brave little mouse, and even a class of first graders were highly entertained by it.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780142403877
Author:
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Publisher:
Puffin Books
Illustrator:
Scheffler, Axel
Author:
Donaldson, Julia
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Boardbooks
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Animals - General
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Publication Date:
January 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
26
Dimensions:
10.54x7.86x.16 in. .31 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08

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