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The Gruffalo

By Julia Donaldson
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A clever mouse takes a walk through the woods and encounters various predators, including a fox, an owl, and a snake. To protect himself, he invents a fearsome creature called the Gruffalo, describing its terrifying features. Yet, the mouse remains unafraid—after all, the Gruffalo doesn't really exist.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for young children and families, this engaging and humorous story is perfect for read-aloud sessions and will delight early readers.

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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.

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Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations come together in this perfect read aloud—a perfect gift for any special occasion!

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...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780142403877

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 March 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 147g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Julia Donaldson Penguin Books The Gruffalo Young Adult

About the Author

Julia Donaldson is the internationally bestselling author of many popular books for children. Her Smarties Prize-winning modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold more than 13.5 million copies worldwide, and the Halloween favorite Room on the Broom is a perennial best seller. In addition to children's books, she has written many children's plays and songs and runs regular storytelling workshops. She was the Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2011-2013.

Axel Scheffler is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed illustrator of some of the most well-loved children’s books, including Julia Donaldson’s best-selling modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. He lives in London.

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