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Author | Roald Dahl |
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Audio read by | Stephen Fry Roger Blake (on the CD and audio cassette releases) |
Illustrator | Quentin Blake |
Cover artist | Quentin Blake |
Language | English |
Series | Roald Dahl |
Genre | Children's story and picture book |
Publisher | Jonathan Cape (London) |
Publication date | 1 November 1978 (45 years ago) |
Media type | Print (quarto hardback, paperback) |
Pages | 40 (approx.) |
ISBN | 0-224-01579-6 |
OCLC | 4620532 |
LC Class | PZ7.D1515 En 1978 |
Preceded by | Danny, the Champion of the World |
Followed by | The Twits |
The Enormous Crocodile (first published on 1st November 1978) is a British children's story, written by British author Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. A picture book written for younger readers than Dahl's other works, the story tells of a hungry crocodile who aims to eat human children via using various, not-quite-impenetrable disguises.[1]
The accompanying 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 1990 TV special by Abbey Home Entertainment and Tempo Video and distributed by Abbey Broadcast Communications.