{"product_id":"the-gruffalo-julia-donaldson","title":"The Gruffalo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 18 million copies sold · The nation's favourite bedtime story · Ages 3–7\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mouse goes for a walk in the deep dark wood, and everything he meets there would rather like to eat him. The fox invites him to lunch. The owl invites him to tea. The snake invites him to a feast. Each time, the mouse invents a terrifying friend who is just about to arrive — a creature with terrible tusks and terrible claws, and a poisonous wart on the end of his nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a brilliant bluff, and it works every time. Which is awkward, because the Gruffalo turns out to be real — and he is standing right there, and he is hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's modern classic has been read aloud at more bedtimes than almost any other picture book in English. The verse is built to be spoken, the repetition invites children to join in, and the twist at the end rewards the clever mouse rather than the monster. The \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e called it a modern classic; the \u003cem\u003eSun\u003c\/em\u003e called it one of the best picture books ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the creators\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulia Donaldson\u003c\/strong\u003e was UK Children's Laureate from 2011 to 2013 and is the author of some of the best-loved picture books in the world, including \u003cem\u003eRoom on the Broom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Snail and the Whale\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat the Ladybird Heard\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eAxel Scheffler\u003c\/strong\u003e is the German-born illustrator whose warm, detailed artwork has become inseparable from Donaldson's words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEdition details\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMacmillan Children's Books paperback, 32 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 3 to 7 · perfect for reading aloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedesigned cover edition, published 21 April 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso on our shelves: \u003cstrong\u003eThe Gruffalo's Child\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGruffalo Granny\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470373155032,"sku":"9781509804757","price":360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9781509804757.jpg?v=1789548704","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/the-gruffalo-julia-donaldson","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}