Solomon Crocodile
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
Poor Solomon is looking for some fun but no one wants to play. The dragonflies tell him to buzz off, the storks get in a flap, and the hippo? Well, the less said about the hippo, the better! But then somebody else starts causing trouble . . . and for once it is NOT Solomon. Could it be the perfect pal for a lonely crocodile?
Solomon Crocodile is a snappy, happy, fun story with stunning artwork from the Kate Greenaway award-winning Catherine Rayner.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Short, sweet, and tailor-made for story time, this perfectly paced tale of jungle mischief introduces a toddlerlike crocodile, Solomon, whose definition of "fun" is what other animals would probably label "annoying." In quick succession, Solomon "splats and slops through the mud to make the frogs jump," then "shakes the bulrushes and bugs the dragonflies," and "decides to stalk the storks. They get in such a flap!" Each time, the animals send him away ("Go away, Solomon. You're nothing but a nuisance"), especially the "biggest hippo in the river," who proves no easy target. "Go away! You're nothing but trouble!" the hippo roars, as Solomon instantly goes from gleeful to terrified. Luckily for Solomon, he's not one of a kind, and his discovery of a like-minded crocodile signals the arrival of a friend and "double trouble" for the animal kingdom. Greenaway Medalist Rayner (Harris Finds His Feet) offers a playful hero with expressive eyes, a sly smile and paint-spattered skin. Parents with willful and rambunctious kids may groan, but the book has the makings of a readaloud hit. Ages 2 6.
