the snail and the whale and the gruffalo

They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens. and a hungry Gruffalo!Ī string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. 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. does he?Ī mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.Ī fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist. The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood.īut one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's child disobeys her father's warnings and ventures out into the snow.

SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast! It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail's big plan that saves the day! Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale.

The snail and the whale and the gruffalo