Esio TrotWinner of the Smarties Prize (6-8 category) 1990, this is a tale of true love involving two middle-aged people and no less than 140 tortoises. The author also wrote Rhyme Stew, Matilda, The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine. |
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... Enormous Crocodile The Twits George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes The BFG Dirty Beasts The Witches Boy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Going Solo Matilda Rhyme Stew Roald Dahl ESIO TROT Illustrations by Quentin ...
... Enormous Crocodile The Twits George's Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes The BFG Dirty Beasts The Witches Boy The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Going Solo Matilda Rhyme Stew Roald Dahl ESIO TROT Illustrations by Quentin ...
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... enormous collection , he easily found a seventeen - ounce tortoise and once again he made sure the shells matched in colour . Then he lowered Tortoise Number 3 on to Mrs Silver's balcony . As you will have guessed by now , Mr Hoppy's ...
... enormous collection , he easily found a seventeen - ounce tortoise and once again he made sure the shells matched in colour . Then he lowered Tortoise Number 3 on to Mrs Silver's balcony . As you will have guessed by now , Mr Hoppy's ...
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... shouting . " Alfie's too big to get through the door of his little house ! He must have grown enormously ! " " Weigh him , " Mr Hoppy ordered . " Take him in and weigh him quick . ' Mrs Silver did just that , and in half a.
... shouting . " Alfie's too big to get through the door of his little house ! He must have grown enormously ! " " Weigh him , " Mr Hoppy ordered . " Take him in and weigh him quick . ' Mrs Silver did just that , and in half a.
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afternoon Alfie's become a tortoise beside a nice bit bigger bit smaller cabbage leaves Charlie Chocolate Factory claws closed claws opened colour crawl crispy celery Dahl's darling door EGROG ELBBOG DOOF ELZZUG EMOC ESIO TROT FFUP PU FFUTS fifteen ounces GNIRPS PU grow hibernated hold Alfie holding the tortoise Hoppy chose Hoppy popped Hoppy took Hoppy's secret kitchen scales lady lettuce little house little tortoise living-room LLEWS PU looking magic words metal claws morning North Africa ounces End pet tortoise pet-shop popped his head PUT ON FAT Quentin Blake Roald Dahl Roberta shouting Silver answered Silver cried Silver had gone Silver was saying Silver's balcony slowly smile stroking his shell TEG REGGIB REGGIB tell thirteen ounces TIB RELLAMS titchy TOOHS PU tortoise language Tortoise Number tortoise-catcher TUP NO TAF twenty-seven ounces week TORTOISE weigh Alfie weighed exactly whispering endear winner WOLB PU WORG PU نا