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The Gruffalo's Child

by Julia Donaldson

Ages 3–5 Reading age 5 Picture book Set in outdoors and wild places funnyrhyming

Warned to stay away from the Big Bad Mouse, the Gruffalo's child sneaks out into the snowy wood to see whether he is real.

A story about animals and families, funny and rhyming in tone. We would put it with children of 3–5, and at a reading age of about 5 for reading alone.

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Part of a series

This is book 2 of the The Gruffalo series, so there is more to read if it goes down well — which is worth a great deal with a reluctant reader.

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