The Gruffalo's Child - Hardcover

Donaldson, Julia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803730098 ISBN 13: 9780803730090

Publisher: Dial, 2005

Synopsis

Determined to find the Big Bad Mouse, Gruffalo's child heads off into the wood where he encounters a little mouse with intention to dine on the little creature, but when a large shadow falls upon him, Gruffalo's child begins to think that maybe he underestimated his small rival.

About this title

About the Author:

Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 29 languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his award-winning picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson, but is also the best-selling illustrator of novelty books such as THE BEDTIME BEAR (1 405 04993 6).

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2–In this sequel to The Gruffalo (Dial, 1999), the wide-eyed daughter of that story's title character decides to find the "Big Bad Mouse" that her father has told her so much about. "His eyes are like pools of terrible fire,/and his terrible whiskers are tougher than wire." With her stick doll tucked under her arm, the youngster enters the deep, dark woods and follows marks in the snow to snake, owl, and fox. When she finally finds a little mouse, she grabs him for a feast, but the clever creature tricks her into running away to the comfort of her sleeping father's arms. The full-color cartoons portray a suitably sympathetic child in the snow-filled woods. While children may appreciate the details (the stick doll, snake tracks in the snow, gruffalo child's cave drawings) in the art, lack of change from picture to picture and in perspective diminish its effectiveness. The plot, rhymes, and art are all slightly weaker than the original tale. Purchase this where the first book is popular.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0803730098
• ISBN 13: 9780803730090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Scheffler Axel