The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson Reviews

The Gruffalo A children's book by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Originally published in the UK by Macmillan in 1999. A very popular book it has sold over 10.5 million copies worldwide, been translated into many languages including Irish and Hebrew and won numerous awards; Nestle Smarties Book Prize - Gold ...  Read the complete review

Working in a child care setting for the last 12 years, I must have read hundreds and hundreds of books to children throuought the years, but one book which I discovered about two years ago 'The Gruffalo' is my all time favourite. I never get tired of reading it, and whenever I ask the pre-school aged children which story they would ...  Read the complete review

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. What an excellent book i recommend this book without a doubt to anyone with young children, my little one is 3 years old and loves the book so much we have to read it almost every night for his bedtime story its very rare he chooses anything else, as ...  Read the complete review

I got this book as a board book for my son as I had heard a lot about how good it was. It is the story of a smart little mouse's journey through the woods and his escape from various creatures that wants to eat him, including the Gruffalo. It is a well-written rhyming verse book, full of lovely illustrations and with plenty of ...  Read the complete review

This book, by the wonderful partnership of author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, really is a modern classic. It is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and is so popular that a stage show has been made of it. 'The Gruffalo' is the story of a little mouse going for a peaceful stroll in the wood. The mouse would be ...  Read the complete review

Most school children will already be familiar with The Gruffalo its very popular as a group reading book and with very good reason everything about it is brilliantly done. The pictures are clear, detailed and fun which takes some doing when the story has some potentially scary parts, espiecially for younger readers. It has a feel of Aesops Fables ...  Read the complete review

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood............... I bought this book for my 3 year old a few months ago and its been such a hit that I have had to read it at bedtime every night since. The story follows a clever little mouse who outsmarts all of the characters in the book so as not to end up as their meal! ...  Read the complete review

I bought the Gruffalo as a Christmas present for my son on a friends recommendation and am very glad I did. I started reading it to him when he was 18 months old, when he just liked listening to the story and looking at the pictures. Now he is 2 years old he loves pointing out all the different animals in the pictures and making load roaring ...  Read the complete review

Although entitled 'The Gruffalo', the star of Julia Donaldson's story is actually a tiny, but very clever little mouse. This mouse seems capable of outwitting any creature in the wood who has designs on making a meal of him. As mouse takes a stroll through the wood, he meets a fox, an owl and a snake in turn. Each of them invite him ...  Read the complete review

My son was bought the paperback edition of The Gruffalo for Christmas by his Great grandma and it is now both of our favourite books. It is aimed at children aged 3-7 but my son has loved it since he was two and half so I think it suitable for a younger audience as well as an older one too I'm 27 and love this book. The book is hard wearing for a ...  Read the complete review

A fantastic story and superb illustrations as always from the donaldson schaffer combination . the story tells of a mouses journey through a wood and he meets animals on his way that want him to come for lunch , the clever mouse gets the upper hand in this imaginative story full of rhymes and great descriptions. before you have got to ...  Read the complete review

The Story: The Gruffalo is a children's story book following a Mouse who "took a stroll in the deep dark woods". During his stroll he meets an Owl, a Fox and a Snake and all invite him to lunch, tea or a feast with the intention of eating him. The Mouse has to think on his feet and give the other animals an excuse, one that ...  Read the complete review

For years and years I have seen this book in libraries and various book shops but have had absolutely no inclination or reason to read it until I had my little boys. It is loved by so many children and in recognition of it's so called good qualities, it was awarded 'The Smarties Book Prize Gold Award' which is proudly plastered on the front cover. ...  Read the complete review

The Gruffalo is a book that has a legendary reputation in children's literature, yet I had not read it until today. We got it out of the library, and I was quite excited to read it. The story is about a mouse who is having a walk about and meets a series of creatures who want to eat him. The quick thinking mouse tells them he is meeting ...  Read the complete review

The Gruffalo was first published 10 years ago and is written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It tells the story of a small mouse travelling through the woods who encounters different animals who want to eat him. This includes a fox, snake and owl, the mouse tells each animal that he's meeting a fierce gruffalo to stop them ...  Read the complete review

Published only 10 years ago, this brilliant book became a hit with children all over. It follows a little brown mouse as he takes a stroll through a deep, dark wood, meeting various animals who would like nothing better than to make him their dinner. To each cunning character, the mouse replies that he is going to have lunch with a Gruffalo, a ...  Read the complete review

This is the original in the series that have become a bit of a children's classic despite not being that old. Mouse goes for a walk in the wood and comes across various predators but wily mouse isn't about to be eaten. He scares each of the enemies he comes across away with his tale of his friend the Gruffalo, a fearsome, ugly, scary ...  Read the complete review

There's a very simple reason why this book has been one of the best selling children's books of recent years and it's this: This book is excellent. My little girl absolutely loves it. For weeks after we bought it every bedtime began with 'A mouse took a walk through a deep dark wood...'. The only downside is that my ...  Read the complete review

We received The Gruffalo as a present for my 19 month old daughter this Christmas. When I first looked at the front cover of the book and saw a monster on the cover, I immediately thought the book was going to be a bit old for her and that I would have to put it away for a few months. With the chaos that goes with Christmas, I forgot to put ...  Read the complete review

"A mouse took a walk in the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good..." And so starts Mouse's adventures through the forest. Fox is the first of three animals that invite him to tea (with the clear intention that Mouse is the intended main course). Clever little Mouse declines each invitation, ...  Read the complete review