30 pages
English language
Published Jan. 13, 1999 by Macmillan Children's Books.
"A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good."
But the fox is the least of the quick-witted mouse's problems. He's about to come face to face with an owl, a snake and… Oh help! Oh no! A Gruffalo! ([source][1])
[1]: www.gruffalo.com/world-of/books/gruffalo-books/the-gruffalo
Interesting in that a mouse creates a monster that, in this world, actually exists. Not a brilliant story, not a terrible one.
I really enjoy reading this book to my daughter and she loves looking at the stunning illustrations. It always ends up taking a long time to read this as there are usually a million questions about what is going on in the pictures.
One of my kids' favorites. But it is even better in the Dutch translation. The alliteration and rhymes work better in that language than in English.
