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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100142403873
ISBN-139780142403877
eBay Product ID (ePID)48700443
Product Key Features
Book TitleGruffalo
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHumorous Stories, Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc., Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, Monsters, General, Animals / General, Stories in Verse (See Also Poetry)
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorJulia Donaldson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.2 Oz
Item Length10.6 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Young readers will love the humor in this preposterous story. . . . Serve this one for a rollicking good time." - School Library Journal
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal823.914
Grade ToSecond Grade
SynopsisA clever mouse outsmarts his predators by telling them his good friend the gruffalo -- "a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in his terrible jaws" -- will eat them. When the imaginary monster actually appears, the mouse manages to outsmart him as well. This humorous, rhyming story is complemented by charming watercolor illustrations., 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. . . ., 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. . . ."