enormous crocodile the enormous crocodile

Aside from the obvious cast of animal characters and Quentin Blake’s wonderful watercolor artworks, readers young and old alike will take delight in Roald Dahl’s inventive language. Click on the image to be taken to the websource.ĭahl’s Knack for Wordplay. The Enormous Crocodile in a merry-go-round. Of course, our anti-hero does not know that these fellas are as clever as he claims to be. I think that the characters in the story are well represented. Thinking highly of himself, the Enormous Croc boasts his fiendish plans to every animal he meets in the jungle, namely the hippopotamus, the elephant, the monkey, and Dahl’s famous fictional Roly-Poly bird. Children are naturally drawn to animals, and the personification of the animals in the book makes the story all the more exciting and fun to read. This book is testament to the fact that Roald Dahl is one of the best storytellers in the world. The turn of events remind me of short stories and fables I’ve read when I was a child. The simple plot makes it easy for children to understand the story and remember details in the book. Goodbye.” – The Enormous Crocodile talking to the Notsobig One “For my lunch today I shall feast upon a fat juicy little child while you lie here in the river feeling hungry. “I’m the cleverest croc in the whole river,” the Enormous Crocodile answered. Click on the image to be taken to the websource. The Enormous Crocodile showing hundreds of sharp, white teeth, this crocodile surely read the guide on teeth whitening. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress.

Enormous crocodile the enormous crocodile