by Roald Dahl
First published 1978
The enormous crocodile has a wicked plan: to gobble up the children of the nearby town for his lunch. But his conniving neighbors - including an old rhino, a sly monkey, and a hungry hippopotamus - won't let him get away with it. As the crocodile tries trick after trick to outsmart the others, his nefarious scheme is foiled at every turn. In the end, the enormous croc learns that sometimes the best-laid plans can backfire in hilarious and heartwarming ways.
Genres: animals, 20th-century, adventure
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, whimsical
Tropes: animal-protagonist, found-family
Period: 20th-Century
32 pages · Hardcover · Random House Children's Publishe