The gruffalo
Dublin Core
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
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
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
Tags
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
Citation
Donaldson, Julia, “The gruffalo,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13436.