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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo

Julia Donaldson

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · March 2, 2006

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Who it’s for
A clever bluff, lively rhymes, and characterful illustrations make this a natural read-aloud.
Themes
Cleverness in the face of danger
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

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!

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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. . . .

Rhyme and Ruse

A clever bluff, lively rhymes, and characterful illustrations make this a natural read-aloud.

Come here for

  • The pleasure of a quick-witted mouse
  • Rhyming text and expressive illustrations to share aloud

Expect

  • A playful meeting with a fox, an owl, and a snake
  • A made-up creature with remarkably convincing details

Where it sits

Funny Stories58%
Small Pets58%
Stories in Verse38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Small Pets
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore
  • Funny Stories
Authors
Julia Donaldson
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
March 2, 2006
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Cleverness in the face of danger
Reading lane
Small Pets