The Gruffalo book 1 · 1999
The Gruffalo
A mouse walking through the deep dark wood scares off a fox, an owl and a snake by inventing a fearsome creature called the Gruffalo, and then meets one.
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Book facts
- Author
- Julia Donaldson
- Series
- The Gruffalo, book 1 of 2
- Published
- 1999
- Setting
- Set in the deep dark wood
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Gruffalo
2 recurring or key characters from Julia Donaldson’s chart. Introduces The Gruffalo and Mouse.
Lead 2
- The GruffaloFirst appearanceMonster of the deep dark wood
- MouseFirst appearanceClever little mouse