![]() ![]() ![]() Thus armed with his story, the mouse strolls happily through the deep dark wood, secure in his knowledge that a Gruffalo indeed doesn't exist. The creature is, in fact, a figment of imagination of a little clever mouse, who manages to ward off numerous animals seeing him as a potential dinner ( a fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good) by convincing them that he is just about to meet the aforementioned Gruffalo. 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. Great fun to read, the moral message of using your imagination and brain power to protect oneself from predators slightly dubious but very entertaining.Ī Times Educational Supplement Teachers' Top 100 Book It's a good candidate for a children's classic, and a book I would definitely recommend. Summary: A monster of a genius design and a smart little mouse feature in this incredibly and deservedly popular rhymed tale. ![]()
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