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The Enormous Crocodile

by Roald Dahl (author)

For ages 7 to 11

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Yikes! The Enormous Crocodile is the greediest creature in the whole jungle – and he’s determined to eat a nice juicy child for lunch! He’s a terrible boaster and very proud of his secret plans and clever tricks, like disguising himself as a seesaw and a picnic bench for careless little children to sit on. Crunch! Can the other jungle animals stop the cunning crocodile’s sneaky scheme and teach him a lesson he’ll never forget? This classic comic tale of snapping teeth and sharp wits is stuffed with Quentin Blake’s mouth-watering artwork!

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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, South Wales on September 13th 1916. His parents were Norwegian, and were called Harald and Sofie. He went to Repton school, in Derbyshire, and left school in 1933.

His first job was in Africa, with the Shell Oil Company. In the second world war he fought as a fighter pilot, and was badly injured when his plane crashed. After the war he worked in America, and soon started writing stories.

His very first children’s book, written in 1943 was called The Gremlins. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the President of the USA liked it so much he was invited to the White House and became friends with the President, Franklin D Roosevelt.

He wrote a number of books and short stories for adults, many of which were televised as the hugely popular Tales of the Unexpected.

But it was as a children’s author that he found greatest fame and satisfaction, saying “I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers…Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.” Millions of fans around the world agreed and have chuckled and gasped at his amazing stories. His mesmerising stories, written in sizzling, sparkly language, will lead you into adventures you’ll never ever forget!

From 1945 until his death, he lived at Gipsy House, in Buckinghamshire, where he wrote his famous children’s books. He died in hospital in Oxford, on November 23rd, 1990. His books have continued to be read and loved, and have been made into a number of hit films, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can even visit the Roald Dahl Museum in the village where Dahl lived for most of his life.

In 2009 the Roald Dahl Funny Prize was established in his memory.

What kids think

  1. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog on 8 March 2013

    Pearl-113298

    I read this a lot when I was little. It’s really lovely.

  2. ninjastickman on 5 March 2013

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    The enormas crocodile is a thing that wants something to eat so he uses ‘clever tricks’ to get a tasty morsel but other jungle folk foil his plans

    5 out of 5

  3. lmdrld on 4 March 2013

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    This is about a crocodile who wants something to eat.

  4. SMALLPAWS on 31 March 2012

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    I really enjoyed this book.

  5. smileitsfriday on 7 March 2012

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    I hated the crocodile when i was little… I still do! * * * *!

  6. Flissy22 on 2 March 2012

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    its about a crocodile who thinks he is the best so all the other animals teach him a lesson. Good book

  7. StarstoneShyElk on 2 March 2012

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    loved it!

  8. aeroaeromonkey on 1 March 2012

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    Sooooo good. I really enjoyed it.

    4 out of 5

  9. booksrcul on 18 September 2011

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    Ha ha! A rally humorous read!

    5 out of 5

  10. flossy1998 on 19 July 2011

    Lion-113522

    it’s good for under 11’s

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