The Gruffalo’s Child is a fantastic rhyming book that will capture little ones’ attentions with its engaging illustrations and relatable characters. The repetitive phrases, such as, "the snow fell fast, and the wind blew wild, ‘I'm not scared,’ said the Gruffalo's Child." allow children to join in with the story and anticipate rhyming words. This picture book is also ideal for targeting describing through the use of adjectives, such as “deep dark wood” and “big bad mouse”. Hi! I'm Cecile, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist from Western Australia. I am passionate about using great picture books in therapy sessions. Find out more about me (and see a photo of our recently adopted fur baby). Feel free to send me a message - I'd love to know about your favourite picture books!

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Among the many foreign editions is a wonderful Scottish version by James Robertson, called The Gruffalo’s Wean. I had been resisting the idea of writing a sequel to The Gruffalo until I began to wonder how the Gruffalo would feel about the mouse five years later. Supposing in the Gruffalo’s mind he had become the Big Bad Mouse, to be avoided by all gruffalos big and small, what then? A variation on the relationship between the canny mouse and the gentle but huge and ugly Gruffalo, so deliciously played out in The Gruffalo, is wittily recreated in this welcome encore.” The Guardian