The Gruffalo
Written by Julia Donaldson
Written by Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
ISBN: 978-0142403877
Summary/Back cover:
Summary/Back cover:
"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.
The Gruffalo is my personal favourite book to read to Monkey. It is also our go-to CD, interactive sound book and will (after his birthday) be our go to DVD.
It has everything a great story needs, a funny, likeable main character; challenges, scary(ish) baddies, a bit of smart thinking and the smallest "person" wins in the end. It rhymes beautifully, the language is not childish but is easily memorised. If you have the CD where it is also sung, like we do, you WILL find yourself singing the book. It is the one book we have four versions of and if I could validate it I would buy a boardbook too
Another fun part is that there is a Gruffalo website http://www.gruffalo.com/ which has some great activities and colouring in sheets that have come in useful on a rainy day.
Rating: 5/5
Other books to look out for by the same author (that we've actually read and enjoyed)
A Squash and a Squeeze
Room on the Broom
What the Ladybird Heard
A Snail and a Whale
Tyrannosaurus Drip
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.
The Gruffalo is my personal favourite book to read to Monkey. It is also our go-to CD, interactive sound book and will (after his birthday) be our go to DVD.
It has everything a great story needs, a funny, likeable main character; challenges, scary(ish) baddies, a bit of smart thinking and the smallest "person" wins in the end. It rhymes beautifully, the language is not childish but is easily memorised. If you have the CD where it is also sung, like we do, you WILL find yourself singing the book. It is the one book we have four versions of and if I could validate it I would buy a boardbook too
Another fun part is that there is a Gruffalo website http://www.gruffalo.com/ which has some great activities and colouring in sheets that have come in useful on a rainy day.
Rating: 5/5
Other books to look out for by the same author (that we've actually read and enjoyed)
A Squash and a Squeeze
Room on the Broom
What the Ladybird Heard
A Snail and a Whale
Tyrannosaurus Drip
Review written by LatteJunkie
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