The Gruffalo
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.29 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1405005181 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 511 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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By story's end, the gruffalo flees, and Mouse enjoys his nut lunch in peace. . Ages 4-8. When Mouse meets Fox in the "deep dark wood," he invents a story about the gruffalo, described very much like Sendak's fearsome quartet of wild thingsA"He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws." The gullible fox runs away when Mouse tells him that the gruffalo's favorite food is roasted fox. Despite the derivative plot line, debut author Donaldson manipulates the repetitive language and rhymes to good advantage, supplying her story with plenty of scary-but-not-too-scary moments. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. Quick-thinking Mouse then tells the monster, "I'm the scariest creature in this deep dark wood./ Just walk behind me and soon you'll see,/ Everyone for miles is afraid of me." Fox, Owl and Snake appear to be terrified of the tiny mouse, but readers can plainly see the real object of their fears. Scheffler's gruffalo may seem a goofy hyb
Not my "favourite" version I agree 100% with a previous user comment Changing the text to Americanize phrases has completely altered the rhyme and flow of the book and makes it lose it's charm Disappointed that Amazon didn't say where the book was edited, or offer another version. Would have never ordered if I knew that it was changed from the original that my kids love.. "Wonderful accompaniment to the movie (which streams free on amazon" according to Laura0806. Wonderful accompaniment to the movie (which streams free on amazon prime). The story and movie have the same exact dialogue, which is pleasantly repetitious at times; our little one seems to love recognizing both the characters on the written page and on TV. Highly recommended.. Patrick T. Baggett said Cute story, great for kids.. Review for Arabic version. I am not a native Arabic speaker, I am just reading for learning purposes. I can't comment on the exact quality of translation, but it appears to be good. Most of my review is from the perspective of a person who is learning Arabic as a second language.The localization is pretty good, too. It's not a straight word-for-word translation -- it's more like the whole story was rewritten: it's all rhyming poetry, and uses different (more eastern) words fo
Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. So, imagine his surprise when he meets the real Gruffalo.. To scare off his enemies he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. This title presents a rhyming story of a mouse and a monster