The Gruffalo - Gift Edition ++++ A SUPERB SIGNED & SLIPCASED EDITION - SIGNED BY BOTH CONTRIBUTORS - FIRST PRINTING - INCLUDES A LOVELY GRUFFALO SKETCH BY MR SCHEFFLER - SCARCE THUS ++++ by Julia Donaldson - 2007

London: Macmillan, 2007 A beautiful, fine "Slipcased Gift Edition" - First Edition thus - First Printing - an elegant green hardback housed in a pictorial slipcase - no dustjacket (as issued) - very slight hint of shelfwear - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - "A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws. "And so begins the story of a quick-witted mouse as he encounters a host of predators who seem to think he might make a tasty treat. As he ventures deeper into the deep dark wood, stumbling across a hungry fox, a not-so-wise owl, and a slimy snake, spinning ever-extraordinary yarns about the scary, scaly gruffalo, he quickly realises that the hungry beast he has been talking of isn't imaginary after all. A witty, sly little story that wrings giggles from the belly of the reader, The Gruffalo is both stylish and hilarious, simple in its execution, as it plays skilfully on a child's fears and then shows that even the most threatening of monsters are not always as scary as they seem. A combination of read-along-rhyme by Julia Donaldson and illustrations by Alex Sheffler which perfectly capture the atmosphere of the story, The Gruffalo is an excellent picture book for 3-5-year-olds to read along with their parents, and is certain to become something of a classic" - SIGNED BY BOTH CONTRIBUTORS ALSO DATED, LOCATED & DOODLED BY MR SCHEFFLER - Pictures available upon request.