The Gruffalo Sound Book

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Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffle r, The Hospital Dog , illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks.

Pages inside the book are paper rather than being a board book throughout so can be easily ripped by an enthusiastic toddler! Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. The books are wonderful, interactive in a variety of ways, are inclusive/diverse with a variety of subjects. I bought this as a Christmas present for my nephew because at 2 years old, he hasn't shown much interest in books (even for the pictures), but responds to anything noisy! As this is my favourite children's book of the day, I just had to get it for him and I thought it was the perfect introduction to books and story telling.

Press the twelve sound buttons in the pages of the story to make Julia Donaldson’s classic tale of The Gruffalo come alive! Press the twelve sound buttons in the pages of the story to make Julia Donaldson's classic tale of The Gruffalo come alive!

You just can't *not* love the story of the Gruffalo with its delicious rhymes and sly central character. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child , which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Her other books include The Hospital Dog illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, The Christmas Pine illustrated by Victoria Sandøy and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures illustrated by Lydia Monks.Discover Julia Donaldson stories to spark the imagination of your little one, plus the latest events and activities based on her bestselling books, in The Gruffalo and Other Stories newsletter. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake .

I was a little disappointed as it only makes noises of the animals when the music notes are pushed I find it hard to push never mind a four year old. The sound buttons are a bit harder to press than other sound books and my son often needs help to press hard enough. The ideal gift for all Gruffalo fans, The Gruffalo Sound Book is also the perfect introduction to this family favourite . Initially I thought I received a damaged product since sound buttons were not working, even tried after changing battery position. I felt they enhanced the story quite nicely, although a lot of people seem to be saying they found it distracting.

The sounds themselves are not the most exciting (fox sniffing, owl hooting, tummy rumbling) but they make the story a bit more engaging. Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as Fish Who Dream of Trees (Two Hoots) and the bestselling The Bedtime Bear , The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child , which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide.

This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come.

This is a fab book for young children; the story is lovely, and the sound buttons are a great way of involving the child in the story-telling process.