by Julia Donaldson (Author), Axel Scheffler (Illustrator)
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. . . .
Author Biography
Julia Donaldson lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.32 x 10.84 x 8.76 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 01, 2005
Award: Buckaroo Book Award (2001)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Gruffalo
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 2.3
Point Value: 0.5