The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141963468
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description
"The Pelican spread his huge white wings and flew down on to the road beside me. 'Hop in,' he said, opening his enormous beak . . ." MEET BILLY. A kid with a dream. He wants to turn an old wooden house into an incredible sweetshop full of treats! AND MEET THE LADDERLESS WINDOW-CLEANING COMPANY: Monkey, Pelican (Pelly) and Giraffe (who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe?!). They have just landed a big break cleaning all six hundred and seventy-seven windows of the mansion owned by the richest man in all of England! All they need now is a little help from Billy. Can these unlikely new friends make Billy's wildest dreams come true and take him on an adventure he'll never forget . . .?

The Last Flower

Author: James Thurber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781888683455
Category : Parables
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Roald Dahl's Heroes and Villains

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN: 9780857551252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Enjoy four fabulous full-colour stories featuring some of Roald Dahl's most magnificent heroes and monstrous villains: The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Twits, George's Marvellous Medicine In the good corner find inventive George who stands up to his grizzly, grumpy grandma by mixing a potion unlike any other. And meet Mr Muggle-Wump and his family, whose bravery and quick-thinking lead to extraordinary events. In the bad corner Mr and Mrs Twit are the most terrible twosome you could ever have the misfortune to meet. And beware the crafty, child-guzzling crocodile...

The Enormous Crocodile

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780141346472
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and loves eating children! But the other animals plan to ruin his wicked schemes and teach him a lesson.

The Enormous Crocodile

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451480015
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 19

Book Description
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! This picture book has a beautiful full-color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art. The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!

Esio Trot (Colour Edition)

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0141369388
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Esio Trot by Roald Dahl - the world's NUMBER ONE storyteller. High up in a tall building lives Mr Hoppy all alone. Downstairs lives Mrs Silver. Mr Hoppy loves her. And Mrs Silver loves her tortoise, Alfie. Oh, if only Mr Hoppy could perform some great feat that would make him a hero in her eyes! Then one day his mind goes click and an amazing idea rushes into his head. With the help of a magical spell, some cabbage leaves and one hundred and forty tortoises, can shy Mr Hoppy win Mrs Silver's heart? And now you can listen to ESIO TROT ( with THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME) 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! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.

The Dragonsitter Takes Off

Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316299014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109

Book Description
Book 2 in a fresh and funny chapter book series, told completely in emails, about the misadventures of Eddie and a naughty pet dragon! Dear Uncle Morton: Ziggy won't move from the linen closet. He still hasn't eaten a thing. I'm really quite worried about him. Eddie had thought that dragonsitting would be easy this time--until Ziggy disappears, only to be found in the linen closet, refusing to budge. Then, Eddie learns that his uncle's dragon has been keeping a big secret. The Dragonsitter Takes Off takes readers along on a high-flying ride that will have them begging for more adventures!

Roald Dahl's Glorious Galumptious Story Collection

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141378468
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description
Five fantastic Roald Dahl favourites come together in this very special collection: James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Magic Finger and Esio Trot. Complete with fun and fascinating extra material offering a sneak peek into the wonderful world of Dahl, this is a collection to treasure forever.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101662964
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company certainly doesn't. They don’t need a pail, either, because they have a pelican with a bucket-sized beak. With a monkey to do the washing and Billy as their manager, this business is destined for success. Now they have their big break—a chance to clean all 677 windows of the Hampshire House, owned by the richest man in all of England! That’s exciting enough, but along the way there are surprises and adventures beyond their wildest window-washing dreams.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Colour Edition)

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141378492
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
The classic Roald Dahl story with fabulous full-colour illustrations by Quentin Blake. Billy's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside - they're the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe? They become best friends and when they meet the richest man in all England, there's a chance Billy's scrumptious-galumptious dream just might come true . . . Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.