:p Apparently NOT!
This intelligent tale tells of a small mouse which goes in the forest for a walk. On his way, he encounters several dangerous animals - a fox, an owl and a snake (all "mouse-liciously" hungry)... The cunning mouse decides to fool each of these animals with a made-belief monster. The mouse describes the outlandish features of the gruffalo's monstrous anatomy.
To each animals' horror, the animals flee for their lives.
Little does the mouse know, the Gruffalo really does exist! To the poor little mouse' horror, the Gruffalo looks nothing short of its made-belief monstrous icon.
Here's where the 'wow' factor comes in : This little mouse, though shaken with fear managed to in turn fool the Gruffalo into thinking that the mouse is the most feared animal in the forest.
My favourite element of this story would be that, the author cleverly chooses a small mouse and inject in such intelligence into the character. This would definitely relate well with the targeted little readers as well. It would encourage the little ones to be brave and motivate them towards quick-thinking in dire situations.
Besides its lovely rhyming lines,
"A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood
A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good"
the story is an exciting one with education elements. I think kids would get a kick out of this one! Furthermore, kids get to learn names of different animals in this story.
Kudos to Julia Donaldson! Her superb characterization, fantastic plot and a twist in the tale to boot, truly deserves all the merit it could get.
Don't miss it! ;) 'cuz I didnt.
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