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The Gruffalo

The classic rhyming picture book adventure and must-read bedtime family favourite

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Read by Imelda Staunton, The Gruffalo audiobook edition, complete with a song and read along track, brings to life the animals that live in the deep, dark wood . . .

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.
A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good.

Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo!

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world with over 13.5 million copies sold. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come.

Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!

 Animals Animals & Nature Classics Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Literature & Fiction Monsters Poetry & Nursery Rhymes Scary Stories Stories in Verse Funny Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

A modern classic.
One of the best picture books ever written.
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I'm 33 and I think I got more of a kick out of this than the kids did

Great book

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as title says the little one enjoys not to keen on the reader but each to there own, you get a little song at the end that good, little one enjoys my attempt at dancing to it.

little one enjoys it.

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Kids love this
They play it over and over with sing along songs x

The gruffalo

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well I tried looking at the picture but it was a bit patched out and a bit bad but I'll stick to the audio I'm used to writing these reviews because they they must be great and it it must be a bit worrying and I must have been a bit freaked out cuz I don't think I don't think this is right at all so I'm so I must say that this audiobook it's nice and also have a nice night

couldn't notice the thought of it

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Imelda Staunton is perfect at story telling and singing the gruffalo song..ten out of ten

great book

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