The Gruffalo, 9781509830398
Board Book
Clever mouse outwits a monster in a deep dark wood.
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    24 pages

  • Release Date

    27 March 2017

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Summary

The Gruffalo: A Mouse’s Tale in the Deep Dark Wood

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake… and a hungry Gruffalo!

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a best-selling phenomenon across the world with over 13.5 million copies sold. T…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509830398
ISBN-10:1509830391
Series:The Gruffalo
Author:Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan Children's Books
Format:Board Book
Number of Pages:24
Release Date:27 March 2017
Weight:332g
Dimensions:194mm x 154mm x 19mm
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Critics Review

A clever, exuberant story in rhyme with strong, color-saturated pictures to match … This is a sure bet.

A modern classic. * Observer *One of the best picture books ever written. * Sun *One of many classics by this pair, The Gruffalo celebrates using your wits to defeat your enemies * The Daily Mail *

About The Author

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world’s best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children’s Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children’s shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Christmas Bear and Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

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