[ DIRTY BEASTS BY DAHL, ROALD](AUTHOR)HARDBACK

Dahl, Roald

ISBN 10: 0224022938 / ISBN 13: 9780224022934

Published by Random House Childrens Publishers UK, 1984

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Seller Inventory # CHL2130128

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [ DIRTY BEASTS BY DAHL, ROALD](AUTHOR)HARDBACK
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Publishers UK
• Publication Date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0224022938
• ISBN 13: 9780224022934
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Roald Dahl, that master of wicked humor, has created a ghastly menagerie of dirty beasts—all doing the most extraordinary and unmentionable things, in irrelevant and absurdly comic verse!

"No animal is half so vile, as Crocky-Wock the crocodile.
On Saturdays he likes to crunch
Six juicy children for his lunch, and he especially enjoys
Just three of each, three girls, three boys."

Dahl once again lets his inimitable style and humor shine in this collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. From Stingaling the Scorpion to Crocky-Wock the Crocodile, Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous! A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the characters created by Dahl in these timeless rhymes.

Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories. These delightful tales have often been turned into hit films or television episodes, and even today, Roald Dahl's stories continue to make millions of readers rejoice with his brilliant prose.

Story List:
- The Pig
- The Crocodile
- The Lion
- The Scorpion
- The Ant-Eater
- The Porcupine
- The Cow
- The Toad and the Snail

About the Author

Roald Dahl (Author) The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author. His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. He died in November 1990.Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.