The Enormous Crocodile

A greedy crocodile boasts to the other animals of the river that he has secret plans and clever tricks for catching a juicy child to eat. In this 1978 picture book, Roald Dahl's first collaboration with illustrator Quentin Blake, the crocodile disguises himself as a coconut tree, a seesaw, a merry-go-round ride and a picnic bench, while Humpy Rumpy the hippo, Trunky the elephant, Muggle-Wump the monkey and the Roly-Poly Bird try to warn the children.

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