Product Description

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. SO, imagine his surprise when he meets the REAL Gruffalo...

This wonderful pack comes complete with it's very own Gruffalo toy!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110116 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 28 pages

Customer Reviews

Modern classic (nice toy too)
Quite simply the best modern children's book.

A fantastic story about the adventures of a mouse in the deep dark wood. There is a terrific rhythm to the prose (poetry) (it is a joy to read aloud) together with very good use of repetition (A gruffalo, what's a gruffalo?). As usual Axel Scheffler's illustrations are excellent; complementing the story wonderfully.

The toy is very good - it has all the features referenced in the book - its eyes are orange, its tongue is black, it really does have purple prickles all over its back! - and my son (3) loves pointing out the features on the toy as we read the book.

Absolutely brilliant - unreservedly recommended

Fantastic - totally deserves it reputation
A truly fantastic children's book.

A good story, told with good narrative drive. To cap it off, well illustrated as well.

All in all the best children's book we have read so far.

Look out for other books by the same authors: Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town.

They are very good as well.

Outstanding
We have many childrens books but this is by far the best read. The kids love it, both 4yrs and 6yrs. Whats also good is the adults enjoy the read and do not fall asleep themselves like with other books. If you goto to Legoland in Windosor they get to see a Gruffalo in the Fairy Tale boat ride(well looks just like one anyway). Recommended to all to read.