A Modern Picture-Book Classic With Wit And Rhythm
The brilliance of The Gruffalo lies in how effortlessly it combines suspense, humour and read-aloud pleasure. It is one of those rare picture books that feels as enjoyable on the fiftieth reading as it does on the first.
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A Modern Picture-Book Classic With Wit And Rhythm
The brilliance of The Gruffalo lies in how effortlessly it combines suspense, humour and read-aloud pleasure. It is one of those rare picture books that feels as enjoyable on the fiftieth reading as it does on the first.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Keep returning to classic picture books with memorable characters and perfect read-aloud rhythm
- Like the sound of a clever mouse outwitting larger, scarier creatures
- Love a deep dark wood full of suspense, repetition and comic surprise
- Need a warm, witty and endlessly re-readable story
The Gruffalo has become a modern classic because it does everything a picture book should do brilliantly. Julia Donaldson's rhyme is playful and instantly memorable, while Axel Scheffler's illustrations give the story warmth, humour and a little edge of delicious menace.
The genius of the book lies in its simplicity: a small creature with quick wits, a repeating pattern children can join in with, and a monster so iconic that he has long since escaped the page and entered family folklore.
This is the sort of picture book that works just as well for first-time readers as it does for adults who already know every line by heart.
- About The Author
- Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 18 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie 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, 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 divides her time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781509804757
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books, (21 April 2016)
- Number of Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 196 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 283 x 225 x 3 mm
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