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Keywords

animals, birds, bodies of water, communication, critical thinking, deception, dishonesty, fear, food, fox, interpretation, mischief, monsters, mouse, owl, perspective, sly, snake, stream, trick, wilderness, wildlife, wind, woods

Title

The gruffalo

Description

A cunning mouse is able to deceive a fox, owl, and a snake into thinking he has a gruffalo as a friend. Things look bad for the mouse when the gruffalo actually appears and wants him for a meal. Using his wits, the mouse is able to convince the gruffalo that he, the mouse, is the scariest creature in the woods.

Author

Donaldson, Julia

Publisher

Penguin Putnam, Inc

Illustrator

Scheffler, Axel

ISBN

0-8037-2386-5

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1999

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Tara Menke, 2006

Citation

Donaldson, Julia, “The gruffalo,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed May 28, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13436.