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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson (view source)
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|title=The Gruffalo
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|pages=32
|publisher=Macmillan Children's Books
|date=27 Aug August 1999
|isbn=0333710932
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'''A ''Times Educational Supplement'' Teachers' Top 100 Book'''
There is no such thing as a Gruffalo?? But of course there isn't; even in the world containing many a thing that had ''terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible claws'', you would be hard pushed to find a creature who could, additionally, boast ''knobbly knees, and turned out toes, And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose and whose eyes are orange, whose tongue is black; who has purple prickles all over his back.''
Does it matter? Well, I don't think it does, really. In fact one of the good things about the book is that it can be used to teach about 'other minds' and beliefs (and fibs and fantasies). The perfect audience for ''The Gruffalo'' would be children between 3 and a half and 6 years old.
''The Gruffalo'' is, indeed, a good candidate for a classic, and a book I would definitely recommend. It is great fun, the moral message of using your imagination and brain power brainpower (read: lying) to protect oneself from predators slightly dubious but very entertaining (there is even a little lesson about crying wolf a rebours).You ight also enjoy [[The Gloomster by Ludwig Bechstein, Axel Sceffler and Julia Donaldson]].
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|name=Angela Scrivener
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|comment= Hi commentHi this was a really good review!
I have this book, and my son likes me to read him this book again and again! My son is 8 years old, and I had to explain to him, the moral of the story (agree the comment about understanding 'lying'). My son is on the autistic spectrum, and it does have a good moral to it...which in turn is good for my son's understanding and learning. It teaches him, that although he dosen't lie (well not convincingly!) others however do!
Ange x
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|comment= I never liked this book until Julia read it to an audience at the Edinburgh Book Festival last year. It made me see the book in a different light and use it a lot within work for the children.
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|name=Tracy B
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|comment= I agree with the comment regarding the age this book should be introduced, my daughter was also 3 and suitably scared of the Gruffalo with no idea about the concept of lying. However, I think this is a very clever book with an equally clever sequel 'The Gruffalo's child'. Both books are much loved in our house and read over and over again to the point where the children can recite it without me!
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