Aspiring 'world's greatest villain' Gru has hit a snag in his plan to steal the moon - until he gets the big idea to adopt three girls named Margot, Edith, and Agnes to help him out. But between roller coaster rides, ballet practice, and reading bedtime stories, there's just no time for world domination! Could Gru become the world's greatest dad?

Lively illustrations and simple, engaging text provide an exciting learning experience in this story about the power of family. This engaging, exciting, full-colour early reader is perfect for the youngest film fans!

Animation film talent Chris Meledandri is the man behind huge hits like Ice Age, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Horton Hears a Who! In a new deal with Universal, he will be producing 1-2 family films per year. His first film will be the animated tale Despicable Me!

This book is part of a book series called Despicable Me .

. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Little, Brown & Company .

Lucy Rosen is a life-long book lover. When she isn't writing or reading, Lucy spends her time working at a large children's media organization in Washington, DC