The Gruffalo (Picture Books)
by Julia Donaldson
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Author: Julia DonaldsonIllustrator: Axel Scheffler
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-06-01
ISBN: 0803723865
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Dial
Book Reviews of The Gruffalo (Picture Books)
Book Review: A book for all ages, except maybe teens and pre-teens!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw an article about Julia Donaldson in The Guardian a couple of weeks ago and was intrigued enough to try to find a copy of the book -- thank you Amazon! The Gruffalo arrived today and lived up to my expectations as a book worth adding to my kiddie lit collection. The story is a simple one, told in rhyme, about a mouse who meets 3 animals and convinces each of them not to eat him because he is going to have lunch with a gruffalo and those 3 animals happen to be the gruffalo's favourite foods. Then he meets a gruffalo and convinces the gruffalo not to eat him because he, the mouse, is the toughest animal in the woods. And the gruffalo becomes a believer as he follows the mouse and all of the animals run away when they see the mouse? or is it the trailing gruffalo. The pictures by Axel Scheffler are well drawn, but what makes the book special is Julia Donaldson's ability to tell the story all in rhyme. She belongs on a shelf next to Dr. Seuss. This book should become more widely known to American parents; it is a real winner and well deserving of the "Smarties Gold Book Prize award. I see that Amazon is out of stock of both the board books and the cd's and tapes. Get with it Amazon and stock up for the Christmas rush!
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