The Gruffalo's Child (original 2004; edition 2005)

by Julia Donaldson

Series: Gruffalo {Julia Donaldson} (2)

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The Gruffalo's Child goes out to find the Big Bad Mouse she has heard so much about.

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Member:	kidlitlist
Title:	The Gruffalo's Child
Authors:	Julia Donaldson
Info:	New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005.
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Tags:	humorous fiction, picture book, monsters, mice, stories in verse, children's fiction

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The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson (2004)

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The story’s wintry setting and themes of bravery make it an excellent seasonal read. I really enjoyed this book. (

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leiladavis | Dec 9, 2024 |

This children's book is about the tale of the big bad mouse that eats Gruffalo's. In this story the Gruffalo's mother tells him not to go into the woods at night or he will run into the big bad mouse. All the animals in the woods play along about where the big bad mouse can be. This story is fun and engaging for kids and is definitely _targeted primary grade students. (

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alexishandley | Feb 28, 2023 |

http://iarenotmyown.blogspot.com/2012/01/more-than-carpenter-review.html (

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BHPSLIB | Feb 14, 2023 |

This is an excellent sequel to The Gruffalo. (

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ChelseaVK | Dec 10, 2021 |

One night, the Gruffalo’s child wanders into the woods to search for the Big Bad Mouse. But instead, she comes upon a small mouse in the woods . . . and decides to eat him! But wait, what is that? A shadow of a very large, scary creature falls on the ground. Could it be the Big Bad Mouse after all?

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Donaldson, Julia	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Scheffler, Axel	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Gruffalo {Julia Donaldson} (2)

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The Gruffalo / The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson

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The Gruffalo's Child [2011 film] by Johannes Weiland

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British Book Awards (Winner – Children's Book of the Year – 2005)

Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee – 2005)

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For Franzeska - J.D.
For Freya and Cora - A.S.

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The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should
ever set foot in the deep, dark wood.

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The Gruffalo's Child goes out to find the Big Bad Mouse she has heard so much about.

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The Gruffalo's child sneaks out into the Deep Dark Wood. She meets the Snake, the Owl and the Fox. She finds the mouse house and meets Mouse and he shows her The Big Bad Mouse.

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