The Enormous Crocodile - Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was, as most children and adults know, an author of some note and merit. His books and stories for adults and children are cleverly written, dark and often surprisingly sinister - he is responsible for some very frightening characters and unsettling stories. They also have a humour to them, something edgy, almost naughty about them. To this day I can remember the plot and characters of every Dahl book I have read; given the amount I have read this is quite an achievement for any one author. I remember this one with particular fondness and I bought it as much for myself as for my daughter. ***Story*** The Enormous Crocodile is bored ...  Read the complete review

The enormous crocdile is a perfect book for children who are learning to read more independently. the book is superb, very interesting and will keep the readers attention for hours. It is a book that is short enough for younger readers to mangage but long enough to convince them they are reading an advanced book. The enormous crocodile tells the story of how a crocodile leaves his home in the jungle to find dinner in the nearby town. It follows thye crodile and the tricks he does to rty and get the children near him to eat them. great book - if you haven't read it yet, i advise you do!!! ...  Read the complete review

The Enormous Crocodile is shorter than Roald Dahl's other books but don't let this put you off buying it for a child aged about six to eight. This story is one best read aloud as the story benefits from an interactive audience.In my experience children will return to this book again and again and demand that it be read in exactly the same way as on previous occasions - woe betide anybody who tries to skip pages in order to reach bedtime earlier! ...  Read the complete review

This is a great book but it used to scare me as a small child of around 3, but as i got older i learned to really appreciate it. It was first published in 1978 written by Roald Dahl one of my favorite children's authors when i was a kid ,and the book was illustrated by Quentin Blake i always really liked his artwork on children's books though it was quite a unique style. The story is about a giant horrible crocodile who tries to trick children so that he can eat them, for instance in one case he pretends to be an animal on a meri go round so that a child will sit on him and he can eat them. Luckily though all the other animals in the forest are ...  Read the complete review