First Name:

Dominic

Age:

3

Book Title:

The Gruffalo

Author:

Julia Donaldson

Fiction Genres:

Suspense/Thriller

Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.:

This story took place in the deep, dark wood. A mouse took a stroll in the deep, dark wood. The forrest was so big.

List all of the main characters in the book, and share a little bit of information about each character.:

The characters in this book were the fox, the snake, the mouse, the gruffalo, and the owl. The gruffalo was a big guy, who was very mad and very scary. He had purple prickles all over his back. He had a black tongue. He had a poisonous wart on the end of his nose. The mouse was very soft. The mouse was not scary. The mouse was nice and happy. The mouse was smart and tricked the Gruffalo.

If there was a problem presented in the book, write three (3) sentences about it. Otherwise, write three sentences about your favorite part of the book.:

The Gruffalo was a big sharpy paws guy. He was mean and wanted to eat the mouse. The Gruffalo did not get the mouse because the mouse tricked him. The mouse made the Gruffalo think that the animals were scared of him. The animals were really scared of the big Gruffalo.

If there was a problem presented in the book, write three (3) sentences about how the problem was solved. If there was not problem, write three sentences about what you would have liked to have seen in the book that the author did not include.:

The mouse tricked the Gruffalo. The Gruffalo walked behind the mouse and the animals saw the Gruffalo and were scared of the Gruffalo. The mouse made the Gruffalo think that the animals were scared of the mouse, but they were really scared of the Gruffalo.

How did this book make you feel? Write three (3) sentences describing the feelings you had, when reading the book.:

I felt scared when I read this book because I thought that the Gruffalo would eat the mouse. I felt happy when the mouse got away. I didn’t like the Gruffalo.

Star Rating:

5

Write three (3) sentences describing why you gave this book this rating.:

I liked this book because the Gruffalo didn’t eat the mouse. I also liked the fox because the Gruffalo didn’t eat him. The Gruffalo also didn’t eat the owl. I liked the Gruffalo’s sharp teeth. I wasn’t scared of the mouse.

"The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson