The Gruffalo

Author: Julia Donaldson

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  • : 14.99 AUD
  • : 9781509830398
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Campbell Books Ltd
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  • : December 2016
  • : 192mm X 154mm X 17mm
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  • : Julia Donaldson
  • : The Gruffalo
  • : Board book
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  • : Axel Scheffler
  • : English
  • : 823.914
  • : Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
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Barcode 9781509830398
9781509830398

Description

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo! Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world with over 13.5 million copies sold. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come. No home should be without The Gruffalo!

Promotion info

The nation's favourite bedtime story! In this classic board book format with a fresh cover design!

Awards

Winner of Nestle Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1999.

Author description

Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh. Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Christmas Bear and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.