The Gruffalo
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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. . . .
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Publisher : Puffin Books; Reprint edition (March 2, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 26 pages
ISBN-10 : 0142403873
ISBN-13 : 978-0142403877
Reading age : 2 – 5 years, from customers
Lexile measure : AD510L
Grade level : Preschool – 2
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
Customers say
Customers find the story charming and fun to read. They appreciate the clever rhyming and repetition of parts. Readers appreciate the clever and brave mouse character, as well as the thought behind the book that looks can be deceiving. The book is described as an engaging tale for all ages. Readers enjoy reading it over and over again, with fun voices for each character. They also mention that the characters are easy for toddlers to memorize due to their variety.
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Just my opinion –
Such a great story for children of any age
I had heard of the gruffalo while we were living in England and actually purchased a DVD of the story. It is such a cute story that I wanted my grandchildren to also have the book. They love it!! It is a great story and the illustrations are wonderful. This should be a classic that you should be added to every parent or grandparent’s library.
Paige Murray –
Wonderful, clever story!
This book is so wonderfully written and fun to read! My 6 year old daughter loved the story. The first time reading it through I did have to explain to her the âtrickâ the mouse was doing to each of the animals and then how that trick helped the mouse then also trick the Gruffalo. I just loved how this story was told and how by using intelligence you can get ahead of even the most powerful of creatures!
Laura –
Must have for your home library!
Julia Donaldson is amazing, the Gruffalo is definitely one of our favorite books! So cute. We read it often.
Tiffany olson –
Good book
Never heard of it til my boyfriend said to get it. Good story
DBaize –
Such a fun read!
This is one of my 4 year old grandsons favorite books. The line the fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good, needed to be elaborated on that it was because fox eat mice. But other than that it flowed well and many opportunities to use different voices when reading. He laughed and wanted it read and re-read over and over. Of the four books I bought this was one of his favorites
Whitney Griffin –
The cutest book! Your kids will love it!
We already had this book and love it! I purchased it for my niece because my kids loved it so much and my niece became quickly obsessed too! Such a fun book!
Hayli –
Cute book!
My son got this as a gift for his birthday! We love it! It is such a cute story! I have bought it for birthday gifts to give to his friends we love it so much!
dakota53 –
an entertaining book
my 2 year old granddaughter loves this book! We just got it and I have read it to her ten times or more! She goes home and tells Dada she wants a gruffalo!
Café com leite –
Primeiramente esta é a edição em inglês do livro Gruffalo – um livro infantil ilustrado pela autora britânica Julia Donaldson e ilustrado por Axel Scheffler (os mesmos do famoso livro “O Caracol e a Baleia”).O livro apresenta pequenas histórias rimadas sobre um rato faminto, que tenta enganar seus predadores.O truque inteligente do Rato foi o de inventar seu próprio animal – uma combinação perfeita de caracterÃsticas temÃveis de outros animais – o qual ele denominou de Grufalo. Só a imaginação deste animal já foi o suficiente para que os predadores não o quisessem atacá-lo.No final uma grande surpresa… o Ratinho encontra com sua própria criação!à um livro criativo e muito útil para as crianças que estão aprendendo inglês (8-10 anos). Pode ser utilizado nas salas de aula ou em casa. A versão em português é muito fiel a este original.
Leyendo Forever –
Este libro es hermoso. Es fácil de entender, las ilustraciones están padrÃsimas y la historia es excelente
Laura. –
Una storia intramontabile, libro acquistato in inglese per introdurre la mia bimba alla lingua e ai suoi suoni, penso che sia ideale vista la ripetitività della storia che è sempre avvincente!Belle le illustrazioni e bello il formato, bellissima qualità della carte e delle stampe e perfetto da portare anche in giro visto che è sottile e leggero.
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My 2 year old daughter loves to hear the story and see the Gruffalo pictures. She loved it!
Louise-Dominique Capron –
Histoire répétitive, qui rime et qui plaît beaucoup à mon bébé de 12 mois. Les images permettent de bien illustrer le vocabulaire, c’est top pour introduire un peu d’anglais dès le plus jeune âge.