11 Reviews for Julia Donaldson,Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo Reviews

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Brilliant book. I'm new to it, only discovered it after reading this article where Julie Donaldson talks to Axel Sheffler - the illustrator responsible for The Gruffalo - http://www.wbqonline.com/feature.do?featureid=273< br/>

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i loved The Gruffalo,Its very funny, and so did the children as i work in a playwork setting!

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My daughter (her dad & I) love this story so much we have now bought many more Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler books and all are brilliant.

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I work with children from 2 up and they love 'The Gruffalo', i haven't found one that doesn't. They love repeating all the words and looking to see what animal it is. I've ended up reading it every story time because they love it so much! Worth every penny.

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Julie Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo; a charming and engaging story written in iambic pentameter it's fun to read and a kid's favourite.

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So the mouse outwits the woodland creatures even the scary Gruffalo. The rhyme scheme works really well and the story has a great completeness about it. The illustrations really work - this is a classic.

This is a fab book - it's never too early to buy for your children - this became my son's fa ...

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Fox, Owl and Snake all try and entice the mouse into what could be a trap - but the mouse is just too clever - the kids love it. Try reading The Griffalo with different voices for each of the animals - do it once and they do not forget! I always found the mouse was a little bit camp, the snake had ...

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What a wonderful book! The mouse is a cunning little creature- unlikely hero. Who manages to scare a big gruffalo away by convincing him that all the other animal in the wood are afraid of him- in actual fact they are afraid of the Gruffalo standing behind him!!!!

Work of genius. This is a bedtim ...

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"A MOUSE TOOK A STROLL THROUGH A DEEP DARK WOOD.
A FOX SAW THE MOUSE AND THE MOUSE LOOKED GOOD"

We bought The Gruffalo some time ago, and from the start it was a hit with little lady.

Having recently bought tickets for the live theatre production, it has once again become a "must read every n ...

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A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood
A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good

This is the start of the popular children's story written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Alex Scheffler.

Plot:
A mouse goes for a walk in the woods. He meets an owl, a snake and a fox, who i ...