# The Gruffalo - Hardcover

by **Julia Donaldson** (Author), **Axel Scheffler** (Illustrator)

**Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations come together in this perfect read aloud--a perfect gift for any special occasion!**

A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .

### Author Biography

**Julia Donaldson** lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.32 x 10.84 x 8.76 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 01, 2005

**Award:** Buckaroo Book Award (2001)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Gruffalo

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 19.99 USD | In stock |

## Images

- The Gruffalo - Hardcover

---

> Source: [Smart supply deals](https://smartsupplydeals.com/products/the-gruffalo-hardcover-1)
> Updated: 2026-07-21