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The Enormous Crocodile (Colour Edition)

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Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul fiend - the greediest croc in the whole river - wants to eat something juicy and delicious. His teeth sparkle like knives in the sun and he's getting hungrier and hungrier. But what can the greedy grumptious brute guzzle up?
Beware - he's looking for someone . . . someone who looks a lot like YOU! 'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! an HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits. Listen to THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios!

ISBN: 9780141369303
Pub Date: 30th May 2016
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Puffin
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 36

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jo-from-bristol Adult 41 book reviews

1st November '14

Read to children aged 3 & 5

I thought twice about reviewing a Roald Dahl book as he really doesn't need any introduction or recommendation. However I have great memories of this book from childhood and it is among one of the older non small child books that we have been reading together so it is worth commenting on that. I worried that the young boys would be scared by the crocodile but the story is written in such a clever way that I need not have worried as instead they laughed at the crocodile's antics. No wonder it has stood the test of time.

monkeekate-from-taunton Adult 196 book reviews

28th February '16

I read it to Lego boy aged 7 aged 7 & to Train boy aged 4 aged 4

I have to admit to a celebratory air high five when my children pull this book off the shelf for story time. I have and never will get bored of reading this cracker - or snapper!
My children adore this book and they are drawn to Quentin Blake's huge, bold humorous drawings - which occupy double page spreads and large portions of the page. The pictures tell the story in themselves - so it suits younger children too who maybe won't listen to all of the story but will enjoy the pictures. The text is of medium length, so would suit readers of around age 7+ to read independently - but younger ones will love this being read to them.
It's the story of the Enormous Crocodile, who unlike his passive fish-eating friends, loves eating juicy little children. However, he's not adverse to trying other things either and he tries to take a sneaky bite out of Trunky the Elephant, Muggle-wump the Monkey, and the Roly-Poly Bird - but his attempts are foiled. The sneaky crocodile concocts many plans to try and catch a juicy child - such as disguising himself as a palm tree, a see-saw, a bench and other things. But as soon as he gets close to snapping a child - the jungle trio of Trunky, Muggle Wump and Roly Poly come to the rescue.
My children and I find this story brilliantly funny. We are on tenterhooks when the children get too close to the enormous crocodile's disguises - and of course we love how he gets his comeuppance at the end.

Thoroughly recommended. We love it.

Mrsmape Adult 125 book reviews

31st May '17

I read it to Batman aged 7 aged 7

Levi loved this story and actually sat still and listened to the whole story.
He loved guessing who would come to the rescue next and even acted out the ending !!!
The illustrations in this book are fantastic.

Laura2788 Adult 22 book reviews

10th February '19

I read it to Jack2788 aged 3 aged 3

What a wonderful story. My son was drawn in by the illustrations on the front cover and the pictures inside and although much longer than we would normally read he listened enthralled for the whole book.

We loved the cruelty of the enormous crocodile, the sense of danger throughout the book and the feeling of satisfaction at the end when he gets his comeuppance.

lynn-plymouth Adult 148 book reviews

1st December '14

Read to children aged 3 & 4

enormous crocodile arrived the morning from santa! This book took me back to my childhood where it was read to me and my sister many times ( my sister actually bought it for my daughter this Christmas) . It's not even 1pm and its been read already. Both girls sat still and didn't say a word, almost petrified that they may end up being or of the children the enormous crocodile might eat! As always Roald dahl's intently descriptive text about the crocodiles large teeth shining like knives in the sun conjours get pictures in your mind, supported by Quentin Blakes wonderful illustrations. The story is about 'the enormous crocodile' who has 'secret plans and clever tricks' to feast on a child before the days out. All the animals of the forest are shocked at his plans and end up ruining his plans to eat them! The end of the book had the girls in stitches as he catapults through the sky, space and in the end land up sizzled in the sun! This book is a must for all children's book cases. It will most certainly still be read for many years to come here! We also have the giraffe the pelly and me to read this afternoon, anorher classic from my childhood, I can't wait!!

Jimes Adult 18 book reviews

1st May '16

I read it to Belle aged 7 aged 7

A story I remember from my childhood that my daughter now lives to read. The roald Dahl magic never goes away. The nasty crocodile and all the wonderful animals that try to stop him. My 7 year old loves how revolting the crocodile is and makes her laugh and keeps her enthralled in the story.

ORS Aged 6 1 book

7th March '17

ORS read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

I am delighted that my 6 year old daughter used her World Book Day token to purchase her first ever Roald Dahl book. I found her the following morning out of bed rather early with her head in 'The Enormous Crocodile', snuggled in her chair with a torch! This warmed my heart and I felt a pang of excitement that she is entering a whole new world of adventure and excitement. The book kept her entertained with its wonderful characters and delightful illustrations. A fun book for all ages.

Wormmcd42 Adult 823 book reviews

28th October '17

I read it to Squirt aged 3 aged 3

Awesome book from one of the best! We loved the Enormous Corcodile. S loved all the funny animals he meets on his journey through the jungle and laughed like crazy at the end when the croc gets his comeuppance. A hilarious Dahl book that would be a great introduction to this brilliant author.

green16 Adult 74 book reviews

12th September '16

I read it to green17 aged 6 aged 6 & to green18 aged 3 aged 3

A great book for introducing younger readers to Roald Dahl. We loved following the sneaky crocodile to find out what tricks he would try next and cheering along every time he fails! The large illustrations on each page make this easier to follow for little ones than some of his other books we've read. We read it over a few days and the story was never forgotten.

pauladonegan Adult 165 book reviews

25th November '18

I read it to eric_ aged 5 aged 5

A great book to read for a 5 year old that is passed the stage of just smaller picture books. This one doesn't have chapter but the reading flows so easily and the illustrations are great! Love how the crocodile claims to be smart to all the other animals and he actually has some clever ideas, but the other animals all save the kids from the crocodile. A very fun story and easy for younger kids to understand as well. They might get a bit scared of the crocodile but in my case, my son actually was cheering for the crocodile!

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Roald Dahl is one of the world’s greatest children’s book authors. Born in Wales in 1916 to Norwegian parents, he was a mischievous child and was always in trouble at school.

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