The Gruffalo

Description

A rhyming story about a clever little mouse and a monster. When mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest, he invents tales of a fantastic creature called a Gruffalo to scare off his enemies. Imagine his surprise when he meets a real Gruffalo!
Gold Medal winner in the Smarties Book Prize

Promotion info

W 2000 Blue Peter Book Awards: The Best Book to Read Aloud

Awards

Winner of Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1999 and Smarties Book Prize 0-5 Category 1999. Shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Award 2000.

Author description

Julia Donaldson is one of today's most popular children's writers. Her many best-selling picture book collaborations with Axel Scheffler include THE GRUFFALO'S CHILD (978-1-4050-2046-6), THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE (978-0-333-98224-2) and CHARLIE COOK'S FAVOURITE BOOK (978-1-4050-3470-8). Julia also writes plays and songs, and is always in demand for her brilliant children's shows. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator in the children's book world, and has created many wonderful books for Macmillan. He has enjoyed particular acclaim for his work with Julia Donaldson, but is also the creator of fantastic novelty books such as THE TICKLE BOOK (978-1-4050-5363-1), as well as MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY RHYMES (978-0-333-96136-0), a treasury of nursery rhymes and original stories.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780333710937
• Publisher : Pan Macmillan
• Imprint : Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication date : July 1999
• Dimensions : 270mm X 216mm X 4mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : colour illustrations
• BIC subject : Fiction; Picture books
• Pages : 32
• Reading age : 2-12
• Dewey classification : 823.914
• Illustrator : Axel Scheffler
• Edition : Illustrated edition
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Julia Donaldson illus. Axel Scheffler