The Gruffalo Themes

The Gruffalo Themes

Storybook number 1

Title: The Gruffalo

Author: Julia Donaldson

Illustrator: Alex Scheffler



Summary: This is a rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. The little mouse tries to scare every animal he comes across in the wood and tells them about the Gruffalo which he makes up a story about. In the end of the book he bumps into the Gruffalo because he turns out to be real. The little mouse gets a big fright and they end up being friends.



Characteristics of children's literature

Theme: The adventures of a mouse through the forest.

Style: Modern Classic

Characterisation: The two main characters in the book are the Gruffalo which is a big scary monster with orange eyes, a black tongue and orange feet. This monster is scary but kind. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...He walks around, sticks his tongue out and likes to pull funny faces. At the end of the day when the sun goes down and gets dark. He goes to his mom and curls up in a ball. This book is about this little wombat and the lovely world around him.



Characteristics of children's literature

Theme: A little wombat and his favourite things to do.

Style: Rhyme

Characterisation: There are only two characters in this book. A mother wombat and a baby wombat. They are brown and small.



Genre: Rhyme



Illustration: The book contains pictures on each page. The little wombat is featured in every page with different reactions and positions. This book is very colourful and eye catching. The illustrations are big making very visible for the children.



Criteria for a good book:

Characters– the characters in the book are animals which consist of a little wombat and the mother wombat which we see at the end of the book.

Setting– this book takes place in a garden where the mother and baby wombat live. This book takes place during the day and the page takes place at night

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