Find out what happens when the clever mouse meets a hungry Gruffalo in the nation's favourite bedtime story!
A rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. To scare off his enemies, he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. Imagine his surprise when he meets the real Gruffalo!
"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 the quick-thinking mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake and a hungry gruffalo . . . Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster is now a modern classic, and will enchant children for years to come.
Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1999.
Winner of Smarties Book Prize 0-5 Category 1999.
Shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award 2000.
A rollicking good time. (School Library Journal) A clever, exuberant story in rhyme with strong, color-saturated pictures to match . . . This is a sure bet. (Booklist)
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are a star author and illustrator team within the children's book world and the creators of many best-selling and prize-winning books. The winning combination of Julia's rhyming stories and Axel's humorous illustrations has brought them huge international success, with their books being translated into over 27 languages.
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