The Gruffalo

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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Julia Donaldson’s rhyming text and Axel Scheffler’s brilliant, characterful illustrations come together in this perfect read aloud. The funny and adorable sequel to The Gruffalo. A friendly witch, hungry dragon, and muddy monster learn about friendship, and readers will delight in the surprising (and not too scary) ending. When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dial Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 2, 2006
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 26 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142403873
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142403877
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 – 5 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool – 2
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD510L
Best Sellers Rank: #3,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #25 in Children’s Mouse, Hamster, Guinea Pig & Squirrel Books #43 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #187 in Children’s Humor
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