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Wrong age group for the story - lovely illustrations
on 13 January 2015
This story is written in a tight, intelligent structure with a satisfying ending. So why the 3 stars. Because this is not a book for a 3 year old. The ending is satisfying to older children and adults. Give me one average 3 year old who realizes that the animals are really afraid of the GRUFFALO, not the mouse. I've read this to many children and basically none have got the point. And by the time they do get the joke, they're too old for the book.
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this, but there you go!
Kids like this book because of recognizing hiding animals and the Gruffalo, who is now a 'branded' preschool toy figure.
My kids have never liked this as much as other books - maybe yours won't either.