The Gruffalo Big Book
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- Create Date：2021-09-09 09:55:50
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Julia Donaldson
- ISBN：0333901762
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Summary
Walk further into the deep dark wood， and discover what happens when the quick-thinking mouse comes face to face with an owl， a snake "and "a hungry gruffalo 。 。 。 This sturdy board book edition of the bestselling modern classic is perfect for even the youngest child。
Reviews
Beth Bauman
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Delightful - a classic。 :） Lovely rhyme and narrative， set up like any good old fable。 :）
Majda
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Best book ever， my twin toddler girls are in love with this， and every other book written by Donaldson/Scheffler。 They know them by heart！
Patricia Lamoza
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Gruffalo starts out as a simple story that has been retold innumerable times。 A little animal of prey， in this case， a mouse， is in danger from its predators， here a fox， owl， and snake， and manages to outwit them and get away。 Usually， that's the end。 But not in this book！Let me back up a little。Our story opens with: "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood"We've already got so much to work with here。 A mouse is a tiny vulnerable creature but he's "strolling"- not scurrying， not ru The Gruffalo starts out as a simple story that has been retold innumerable times。 A little animal of prey， in this case， a mouse， is in danger from its predators， here a fox， owl， and snake， and manages to outwit them and get away。 Usually， that's the end。 But not in this book！Let me back up a little。Our story opens with: "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood"We've already got so much to work with here。 A mouse is a tiny vulnerable creature but he's "strolling"- not scurrying， not running， not even walking。 Strolling- implying leisure， relaxing， calm。 "Through the deep dark wood" brings the scary unknown of the wilderness into focus。 So， we know this is not an ordinary mouse。 We know to expect something exceptional from this little guy。He meets a fox first。 Foxes have a reputation for being wily， cunning， smart animals that are difficult to outsmart。 The little mouse doesn't blink an eye and responds quickly about an imaginary friend who is even higher up the food chain than the fox。 This scares off the fox and the mouse is free to continue his stroll。 A few things are worth noting here。One is the rhythm set up in the first couple of pages and how it brilliantly takes a story that might be a bit scary for a younger audience and adds a level of predictability that aids in calming a child's anxiety。 They may not know what's coming next but the sound of the story's constant pace allows them to get comfortable。Next， the gorgeous illustrations。 The revealing expressions on the fox's faces- at first smug， confident， and up-to-no-good to questioning， curious， and finally when he's running away he looks panic-stricken， intimidated， petrified。 All the while the mouse looks calm as a cucumber。This happens again with an owl and then again with a snake。 We're pretty sure this mouse is gonna be A-OK until the peak of the story。 The mouse turns a corner and "Oh， help！ Oh， no！ It's a Gruffalo！"The tides have turned， the mouse is the one who now has a terrified expression on his face， but only for a page。 The next time we see that little rodent- while the Gruffalo is filling him in on how mice are his favorite food- he is pensive。。。he's contemplating how to get out of this because even when confronted with the biggest problem， he thinks fast。 The Gruffalo is big， he does have terrible tusks and terrible claws， warts， and purple prickles all over him but this monster does not look very smart。 As a matter of fact， the expressions on his face are naivety， trust， confusion， even maybe sadness。 So， despite being scary-looking- his demeanor is gentle。 They retrace the mouse's steps， meeting once again with the snake， then the owl， and at last the fox。 The preditors were obviously actually afraid of the Gruffalo standing behind the minuscule mouse but the mouse made it seem as though it were he all the others were afraid of。 When they are alone again， the mouse bluffs his way out of his last predicament of the day and sends the Gruffalo screaming for the hills。 These kinds of stories prove- no matter what size you are， you do not need to fall prey to the bigger， tougher， stronger beings。 It's important to keep your cool and use your brains when confronted with a seemingly unwinnable situation。 Sometimes you might need to get a little creative but it's always worth a shot。 It also reminds us that everyone no matter how powerful has their vulnerabilities。 So， when you are feeling alone in your fear， you can remember that the people you're afraid of have things they are afraid of as well。 This story was written when I was already in high school and I'm not sure how I missed it when my daughter was young but I am blessed to have found it now！ I look forward to reading the sequels。 。。。more
Kristy
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Really cute book。
Rodopa
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Simply amazing for a child's book。 It get everything right， the plot， the rhymes， the teachable moments， the illustrations。 Themes about being clever， creative， fearless， confident， outsmarting your opponents， calmness in the face of immense danger。 This deserves to be a classic to be read for 100 years。 Simply amazing for a child's book。 It get everything right， the plot， the rhymes， the teachable moments， the illustrations。 Themes about being clever， creative， fearless， confident， outsmarting your opponents， calmness in the face of immense danger。 This deserves to be a classic to be read for 100 years。 。。。more
Lee
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Phenomenal book
zain
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Great informative book 10/10 amazing plot line raised me fed me saved me
Willow
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Daddy does funny voices when he reads this。 xx Willow （20 months）
Leslie Garza
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If I ever have children-- I'll read this to my kids。 It's amazing how some quick wit will take you far in life。 If I ever have children-- I'll read this to my kids。 It's amazing how some quick wit will take you far in life。 。。。more
Sophia Shafi
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Too complex for a two year old - maybe more suited for older kids。
Matt
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Great book for young children， funny for older audiences too！ Has some repetition but not too much and helps kids remember some of the story better。 The rhymes in this book are funny as well！
Erika
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Tiklīdz grāmata bija izlasīta， bērns uzreiz lūdza sākt no sākuma un lasīt atkārtoti。 Tas ir rādītājs， ka grāmata bija lieliska。 Man arī patika， ļoti labskanīga！
Jacie Neville
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I found this book in Harvest Kids Church， the play area。 I like the mouse cause it is very smart。
Jessica Stevens
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Aside from a questionable moral lol （"I can get whatever I want if I can lie well enough。。。"）， it's a great book。 I love the DVD claymation。 Aside from a questionable moral lol （"I can get whatever I want if I can lie well enough。。。"）， it's a great book。 I love the DVD claymation。 。。。more
Allie Osborn
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Haha I just really wanted to tell everyone that this is my favorite kids’ book for the toddler age。 The rhythm， cadence and rhymes are perfect。 I memorized it quickly （the mark， to me， of an excellent kid’s book: it’s simple and the lines are intuitive）。 The little brown mouse is fun， funny， and delightful。
Emily Cruse
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Great book。 Surprise ending。 Would definitely recommend
Nelly
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This book is promoted as the best of Julia Donaldson， all the other books are covered in stickers « from the author of Gruffalo »， but I can’t agree。 It’s definitely 4 out of 5。 Still the author has many other exciting pieces。
Shelley
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This was my first time reading this book and I absolutely loved it！！！ ❤️❤️❤️ I can now see why parents request this book at the library and why it is considered a classic。 The books has the perfect rhyming pattern that is easy to follow and remember which makes it perfect for a read aloud。 And clever old mouse twists and turns his lies until he weasels out of all his problems。 But little did he know， about that Gruffalo！
Sean
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Bought this for my niece。 I'm glad she'll be learning the most important lesson a child can learn: that some times lying is good。 Bought this for my niece。 I'm glad she'll be learning the most important lesson a child can learn: that some times lying is good。 。。。more
Nancy Messina
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This one made the whole family smile。 That mouse is so smart。 We read it a bunch of times before needing to take it back。
Angel Navarro
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It's very fun and funny 🖤 the art is cute and the story feels like a fable （even though I'm not sute what the moral would be 🤷🏻♂️ ）。 It's very fun and funny 🖤 the art is cute and the story feels like a fable （even though I'm not sute what the moral would be 🤷🏻♂️ ）。 。。。more
Cara Hall
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A delightful childhood classic！
Nohemí González
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It is cute it feels like a classic story， so sweet and the illustrations are perfect
Ashwani Mahour
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I absolutely enjoy children's books。 ☺️ I absolutely enjoy children's books。 ☺️ 。。。more
Book
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I didn’t give permission to be put in this book 🖕🏻
Oliver。R
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At the end of the book It doesn’t make any sense why would the gruffalo be scared if a mouse said “my favourite food is gruffalo pie？ Because how is a mouse supposed to eat something 10 times the size of you？
Camilla Hagen
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Min favorittbok å lese til barna i barnehagen！
Catherine
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The story follows a mouse who is on a quest to find nuts， but on his travels comes across predators trying to eat him。 The house tricks his predators by telling him he's going to meet 'the Gruffalo。。 why didn't you know。' This story covers themes such as bravery， perseverance and imagination。 The rhyming couplets throughout give a nice pace to the story， and the colourful illustrations make the story more engaging。 The BBC adaptation is a great added bonus， bringing the story to life。 I would re The story follows a mouse who is on a quest to find nuts， but on his travels comes across predators trying to eat him。 The house tricks his predators by telling him he's going to meet 'the Gruffalo。。 why didn't you know。' This story covers themes such as bravery， perseverance and imagination。 The rhyming couplets throughout give a nice pace to the story， and the colourful illustrations make the story more engaging。 The BBC adaptation is a great added bonus， bringing the story to life。 I would recommend this book for Reception and Key stage 1 children。 。。。more
Benny
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His eyes are orange， his tongue is black， he has purple prickles all over his back！This book is delightful， through and through。 An absolute favorite in our house。
Hana
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Book #62/100 A very smart mouse。 Very smart indeed！
Reference
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