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The Enormous Crocodile

The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry-and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his nasty schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won't soon forget. Dahl's wicked humor is as delightful as ever in this new, larger edition of a hilarious favorite.

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Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Setting
Africa
Audience
childrenspicture booksyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 32 pages

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