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Name: The Gruffalo's Child
Rating: 5 (8 reviews)
Author: Julia Donaldson

📘 The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson

In this charming sequel to the beloved Gruffalo tale, a courageous mouse ventures through the forest in search of the fabled Big Bad Mouse. Julia Donaldson’s rhyming, illustrated narrative invites young readers to explore curiosity, friendship, and the excitement of discovering new friends in a magical woodland.

First publish date: 2005

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Julia Donaldson

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 (8 community ratings)

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📘 The Gruffalo

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A witch and her cat chase a mishap‑ridden broom‑stick adventure, recruiting helpful animals to retrieve lost items and keep a dragon at bay, all in a rhyming, humorous tale of friendship and mischief.

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📘 The Snail and the Whale

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A tiny snail journeys beyond its rock by hitching a ride on a humpback whale, and together they tackle a run‑into‑sand adventure.

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A playful circular story where each book character, including Charlie Cook, reads about the next one—creating a looping adventure that both entertains and encourages a love of reading.

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📘 Stick Man

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Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put on a fire, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family have a joyous Christmas.

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