Kudos, Mr. Dahl for another wonderful story. I hope to keep reading a collection of your work and finding new gems about which I can be proud. Dahl is a wonderful storyteller, even if the tales can sometimes flirt with the edge of the macabre. He utilises some of the wonderful things that children know about their surroundings and injects just enough 'spook' to keep children guessing. Will the child be saved or has the Enormous Crocodile found a way to win again? Delightfully simple with a quiver full of laughable moments, Roald Dahl level of writing is surely missed in modern children's storytelling.

Listen to some of these audio versions of the story. Which is your favourite? Could you record your own?Despite the discouragement of another (and smaller) crocodile, the Enormous Crocodile has his stomach set on a meal of children who live in a village not far from the croc’s river. The enormous one also has an inflated image of himself:

Set in a river in Africa, The Enormous Crocodilebegins by introducing readers to the eponymous Enormous Crocodile, who tells another crocodile called Not-So-Big One that he wants to eat "plump" and tasty children for his lunch. Not-So-Big One objects, as he felt that children tasted "nasty and bitter." Look on Google Earth or another mapping tool to try and find the ‘biggest brownest muddiest river in Africa’. A spectacular large-scale circus, which is currently in development, inspired by Roald Dahl’s stories and featuring a range of beloved characters.The audiobook of The Enormous Crocodile is narrated alternately on the audio cassette and compact disc by Roger Blake and Stephen Fry. The story was adapted into a 1997 TV special by Abbey Home Entertainment. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. Make a crocodile that has a snapping jaw by using a split pin to fix the moving jaw pieces together.

Dahl, who died in 1990 aged 74, was one of the most successful children’s authors of all time. But his publisher, Puffin, caused controversy this month for hiring “sensitivity readers” to rewrite his books with hundreds of revisions so that they “can continue to be enjoyed by all today”. The illustrations show how close the children come to being the croc’s meal over and over again. Just a mite scary but most children will find it delightful. How has the illustrator shown motion when the Enormous Crocodile is swung around and around? Could you use some of these techniques to create your own pictures of moving objects? A new musical for young audiences of The Enormous Crocodile, co-produced with Leeds Playhouse and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. The Enormous Crocodile begins his search to find tasty children to eat, but is invariably exposed by fellow animals in the forest. Eventually, though, he is shot into space and is "incinerated like a sausage," killing him in the process. Update this section!

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A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. The Enormous Crocodile is in the style of a picture book in contrast to Roald Dahl's other story books, illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was published on 1 November 1978. The story begins in Africa in a large, deep, muddy river, where the enormous crocodile (the title character) is telling a smaller crocodile, known as the Not-So-Big One, that he wants to eat children for his lunch. A new theatrical reading of Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger presented for online release for schools and families, co-produced with the Unicorn Theatre.