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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Colour Edition)
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Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! Billy's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly, and a monkey living inside—they're the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who...
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See moreBilly's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside - they're the Ladderless Window Cleaners! They become best friends and when they meet the richest man in all England, there's a chance Billy's scrumptious-galumptious dream just might come true...
Introducing the ladderless window-cleaning company. A Giraffe with a neck so long she can reach the highest windows, A Pelican with a bucket-sized beak, A Monkey to do the washing - and their new friend Billy.
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Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!
Billy's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly, and a monkey living inside—they're the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe?
They become best friends, and when they meet the richest man in all England, there's a chance Billy's scrumptious-galumptious dream just might come true...
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is a delightful children's book by Roald Dahl that captures the imagination with its whimsical characters and charming story.
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INFORMATION
Barcode: 9780141369273
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 June 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin
Illustration: Colour throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Quentin Blake
- Illustrated by Quentin Blake
- Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Length: 3.0mm
Width: 205.0mm
Height: 265.0mm
Weight: 159g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after 'a monumental bash on the head', sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990.
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