by Julia Donaldson (author) and Axel Scheffler (illustrator)
Written in infectious rhyme, this book tells the story of a mouse who imagines a creature called “a gruffalo” in order to cunningly evade his would-be predators. Or is the gruffalo actually real?
“A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. ‘Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have lunch in my underground house.”
“'It's terribly kind of you, Fox, but no — I’m going to have lunch with a gruffalo.’ ‘A gruffalo? What’s a gruffalo?’ ‘A gruffalo! Why, didn’t you know?’
A delightful read-aloud with a strong narrative, clever prose, and satisfying ending.
Condition: board book, near fine. Softcover, a fine copy.
