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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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	The Gruffalo	The Gruffalo's Child	Room on the Broom	The Snail and the Whale

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Read more by Julia Donaldson!	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.

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"Young readers will love the humor in this preposterous story. . . . Serve this one for a rollicking good time." - "School Library Journal"

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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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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

Best Sellers Rank: #2,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #14 in Children's Mouse, Hamster, Guinea Pig & Squirrel Books
- #29 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction
- #74 in Children's Humor

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Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. Her other books include The Hospital Dog illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, The Christmas Pine illustrated by Victoria Sandøy and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series illustrated by Lydia Monks which has been made into a successful CBBC series, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

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Customers find the storyline charming and fun to read. They appreciate the rhyming and flow of the words. Readers praise the clever mouse and the thought behind the book. The book is described as easy for children to memorize and a classic children's picture book. The characters are described as different and enjoyable, with fun voices used for each character. Overall, customers find the book an engaging and memorable tale for all ages.

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651 customers mention "Storyline"651 positive0 negative

Customers find the storyline cute and charming. They appreciate the appropriate illustrations and colorful pages. The book is a great bedtime story with a nice rhyming rhythm.

"...My first purchase was for my 3 year old granddaughter. She loved the book and always asked that I read it to her...." Read more

"...It is such a cute story that I wanted my grandchildren to also have the book. They love it!!..." Read more

"...I just loved how this story was told and how by using intelligence you can get ahead of even the most powerful of creatures!" Read more

"...So cute. We read it often." Read more

394 customers mention "Fun to read"394 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book. They find it a classic children's picture book with an engaging story suitable for all ages. The pictures are liked by customers, and the book teaches kids an important lesson in a fun way.

"...A genius....no,but I am certain this wonderful book was instrumental in teaching her to read...." Read more

"This book is so wonderfully written and fun to read! My 6 year old daughter loved the story...." Read more

"...Kids love this book because of the repetitive rhyming scheme and it's easy to jump in words at the end of sentences for pre-readers...." Read more

"I have worked with children of all ages and they can relate to the mouse in the story and love to cheer him on during his adventure through the woods..." Read more

154 customers mention "Rhyme quality"154 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's rhyming and rhythm. They find it easy to read and like reciting the lines with their children. The book tells amusing stories through rhymes, making it fun and engaging.

"This book is so wonderfully written and fun to read! My 6 year old daughter loved the story...." Read more

"...We love Room on a Broom. So we ordered the other famous title. We like the rhyming. But my kids seemed creeped out by the gruffalo descriptions...." Read more

"...They enjoy it too! Photos are nice and it has a nice rhyming rhythm making it an easy read!..." Read more

"...She tells amusing stories through rhymes. This story is about a mouse who outsmarts bigger animals through his walk in the woods...." Read more

63 customers mention "Cleverness"63 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the clever and brave mouse in the book. They love the thought behind it, that looks can be deceiving. The illustrations are cute and a good way to stir the imagination. For younger kids, it's a good introduction to the idea without the scary voice.

"...It is a very effective technique. The gruffalo is scary, but not too scary; he does look as if he might be tricked by a clever mouse...." Read more

"...proving that brains triumph over brawn in this delightfully illustrated woodland adventure." Read more

"...characters in the book it's easy to give it personality and bring it to life...." Read more

"...It's a really, nice story with cute illustrations and a good way to stir the imagination...." Read more

50 customers mention "Readability"43 positive7 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They mention it's a must-read every night before bedtime, and they can recite the whole story from beginning to end. The writing is fantastic, with a fun concept and easy-to-jump-in-words at the end of sentences for pre-reading. The pictures are bright and well-printed.

"...test her by opening it and choosing different pages.....she still read it perfectly...." Read more

"...He laughed and wanted it read and re-read over and over. Of the four books I bought this was one of his favorites" Read more

"...this book because of the repetitive rhyming scheme and it's easy to jump in words at the end of sentences for pre-readers...." Read more

"...Photos are nice and it has a nice rhyming rhythm making it an easy read! I bought this second copy for a friend when she had her baby!" Read more

29 customers mention "Character variety"29 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the variety of characters in the book. They find the main characters the mouse and the Gruffalo. The book provides many opportunities for making up voices and activities. The narrator is terrific and the characters are easy to give personality.

"Julia Donaldson is amazing, the Gruffalo is definitely one of our favorite books! So cute. We read it often." Read more

"...But other than that it flowed well and many opportunities to use different voices when reading...." Read more

"...There's a movie, an audio book, stuffed animals to represent every character, and even a sequel! The Gruffalo's Child...." Read more

"...With all the different characters in the book it's easy to give it personality and bring it to life...." Read more

25 customers mention "Memory retention"22 positive3 negative

Customers find the story easy for toddlers to memorize due to repetition. They enjoy the rhymes and simple forms that help kids learn faster. The prose is fun and easy to follow, while still including important details.

"...Help your young reader create their own monster and recall details from this reading!" Read more

"...book to read to little ones since the patterns in the book are easy to pick up on...." Read more

"...and this is a favorite story, and one where you can easily have the children fill in parts once they know the story...." Read more

"...of my 2.5 year old but it is perfect; not too long while still including important details...." Read more

23 customers mention "Repetition"23 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the repetition of the book. They find it easy to read and recite from beginning to end. The repetitive rhyming scheme and predictable storyline help their children read along.

"...He laughed and wanted it read and re-read over and over. Of the four books I bought this was one of his favorites" Read more

"...Kids love this book because of the repetitive rhyming scheme and it's easy to jump in words at the end of sentences for pre-readers...." Read more

"...He can read it over and over again. Book came in a few days and it was a perfect surprise for my son...." Read more

"My 2 year old LOVES this book! He can recite this whole book from beginning to end, that's how much he loves it!..." Read more

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Mrs T
Every child should have a copy of The Gruffalo!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
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I love this book. My first purchase was for my 3 year old granddaughter. She loved the book and always asked that I read it to her. When she was 3 years old, she read the book to us. I was amazed and was sure she had memorized it from so many readings. I decided to test her by opening it and choosing different pages.....she still read it perfectly. A genius....no,but I am certain this wonderful book was instrumental in teaching her to read. She is now a special needs teacher and has a copy of the book for her classroom. Her students enjoy the book and ask for it to be read daily.

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Such a great story for children of any age
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2024
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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.

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Paige Murray
Wonderful, clever story!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2024
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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 “trick” 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!

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Laura
Must have for your home library!
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
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Julia Donaldson is amazing, the Gruffalo is definitely one of our favorite books! So cute. We read it often.

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Tiffany olson
Good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
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Never heard of it til my boyfriend said to get it. Good story

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KeenJane
Yes, yes, yes. All of the Yes.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2015
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Summary: It's a wonderful story about a little brown Mouse taking a walk through a deep dark wood and not getting eaten by bigger animals by convincing them of the existence of a terrible creature, the Gruffalo. All is going well for our Mouse, until he meets the Gruffalo face to face! Then he has to convince the Gruffalo that he's actually a big scary creature.

It's written by Julia Donaldson who is my absolute favourite children's author right now. I was a nanny for 11 years and I know that anything by Julia Donaldson is going to be a hit. This book has been around so long and is so popular in England that there is actually a lot of merch that you can get to go with it if you choose. There's a movie, an audio book, stuffed animals to represent every character, and even a sequel! The Gruffalo's Child.

This is absolutely one of the best children's books around. I can not recommend this highly enough. Every person that I know/ am related to that is under the age of 10 has received this book from me as a present at some point in their lives. I usually purchase it as a baby shower gift because I want to make sure they have it, either that or for a child I nannied, it would be for the first birthday I celebrated with them.

Kids love this book because of the repetitive rhyming scheme and it's easy to jump in words at the end of sentences for pre-readers. I will never tire of reading this, even over and over. In fact, it's probably been 2 or 3 years since I've read it, and I could absolutely recite it from memory right now. Proudly!

In fact, stop reading this review and buy the book.

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DBaize
Such a fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2024
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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

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dakota53
an entertaining book
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2024
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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!

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Cristiano Oliveira
Livro muito bom
Reviewed in Brazil on February 20, 2025
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Ótimo para ler com as crianças. Com as rimas, a leitura sai bem fluida

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Leyendo Forever
De los libros favoritos en nuestra casa
Reviewed in Mexico on March 16, 2022
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Este libro es hermoso. Es fácil de entender, las ilustraciones están padrísimas y la historia es excelente

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Laura.
Intramontabile Gruffalo!
Reviewed in Italy on August 7, 2023
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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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Attractive book with great learning
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 29, 2021
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My 2 year old daughter loves to hear the story and see the Gruffalo pictures. She loved it!

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Super!
Reviewed in France on November 20, 2020
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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.

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