I felt they enhanced the story quite nicely, although a lot of people seem to be saying they found it distracting.

Press the twelve sound buttons in the pages of the story to make Julia Donaldson’s classic tale of The Gruffalo come alive! Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world.There are two activities at the back of the book for the child to try after they have finished the story. The books are wonderful, interactive in a variety of ways, are inclusive/diverse with a variety of subjects. 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. I loved this addition, as did my 3yr old son, as it introduces an interactive element to story time and promotes active listening. 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 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Press the twelve sound buttons in the pages of the story to make Julia Donaldson’s classic tale of The Gruffalo come alive!

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.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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. The sound buttons are a bit harder to press than other sound books and my son often needs help to press hard enough. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. 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 .Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. Pages inside the book are paper rather than being a board book throughout so can be easily ripped by an enthusiastic toddler! The ideal gift for all Gruffalo fans, The Gruffalo: A Noisy Storybook is also the perfect introduction to this family favourite . You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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.

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. We havwe been receiving our storybook subscription for around 18 months and I can't see us stopping anytime soon. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world.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.