The Gruffalo
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1999 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

The Gruffalo

Written by Julia Donaldson

Part of the The Gruffalo series

A mouse takes a stroll through the deep dark wood and encounters various animals that want to eat him, but he outsmarts them by inventing a fictional creature called the gruffalo, which ultimately becomes real.

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32 pages· 697 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud· AD510L
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In a deep, dark wood, a clever mouse encounters a hungry fox, an owl, and a snake. To escape becoming their meal, he invents a fearsome creature—the gruffalo, with terrible claws and tusks. But is the gruffalo just a figment of his imagination, or is there more to this tale? As the mouse navigates danger with wit and courage, discover if his clever ruse will keep him safe or lead to unexpected surprises. Dive into this enchanting story where imagination and reality blur in the most delightful way.

From the publisher

A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there’s no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
697
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD510L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.3
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
42387
Publication
Published
March 2, 2006
First published
March 23, 1999
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780142403877
LCCN
98033893
OCLC
76968800

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