In a muddy river in Africa, the Enormous Crocodile wants to eat more than fish. He wants to eat children. He will gobble them up with their clothes on, but Humpy-Rumpy the Hippopotamus, Trunky the Elephant, Muggle-Wump the Monkey and the Roly-Poly Bird all know about his plan.

The crocodile tries thrice, during which, his craving rises to 6 children. But all three times, the children are saved by the animals from the forest. During his last try, Trunky the Elephant grasps the crocodile with his trunk, and swings him around by his tail. He lets go of the Crocodile, and he goes whizzing into space, and, with a BANG, crashes into the sun, where he sizzles up.

Its scary for little kids, especially for girls

بامزه اما سطحی بود.

Going through kids books to donate & stopped to read this. It literally had me laughing to tears. So funny

"You are the greediest croc in the whole river."

The enormous crocodile has had enough of eating fish, he now wants to eat a child. "I'm going to fill my empty tummy with something yummy, yummy, yummy."- he shared his plan with the other animals, where they ended up preventing him doing so.

A fun story that follows along the lines of little red riding hood and the three little pigs, you are told his plan, attempts to go through with it and ends up being beaten in the end.
it felt very nostalgic rereading and I loved the illustrations throughout.

“Nobody will see me because this time I’ve thought up secret plans and clever tricks.”

This is a short story about a very big and bad crocodile and some very lucky children. In my edition, it is lavishly illustrated by Quentin Blake in a manner that brings out the nuances of Dahl’s story.

Despite the discouragement of another (and smaller) crocodile, the Enormous Crocodile has his stomach set on a meal of children who live in a village not far from the croc’s river. The enormous one also has an inflated image of himself:
“I’m the bravest….”
“I’m the cleverest….”
“I have secret plans and clever tricks…”

After leaving the river he encounters a number of other animals whom he treats with contempt or tries to eat. This will prove his undoing as they become determined to not let the children fall for any of his “tricks.”

The illustrations show how close the children come to being the croc’s meal over and over again. Just a mite scary but most children will find it delightful.
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I did a second reading with my soon to be six year old. We stopped as the crocodile was making his way to the village where he hoped to eat several children.
The next day, she wanted to continue the story to the end.
The following day, I asked her if she liked the story, and she said, "yes."
I also asked if she found it "silly" or "scary." She said "both" with a smile.

It's the beginning of the year and somehow I find this the right time for some of Roald Dahl's stories. Also, I have quite some catching up to do since I missed out on them when I was a child.

The story is the titular enormous crocodile who is a very nasty and evil croc that likes to eat children. The animal-lover in me doesn't like that very much because crocs, much like sharks, have far too bad a reputation which is why many are endangered. Nevertheless, this story is pretty old for one, and I think the main reason the author chose a crocodile was it's outer appearance (suitable for many disguises to get close to the unsuspecting children) anyway.
The story is about bullies and their ways of approaching victims and how watchful eyes and compassion from others can save the day - not to mention that the bad croc gets what it deserves.


As usual, the story had the signature illustrations by Quentin Blake, only in this version they were coloured in (not used to that, my other books have the original black-and-white ones that I actually prefer).

It is clear that Roald Dahl is one of THE master storytellers for children and I always enjoy his stories very much, no matter how short they are!

what a lovely story. when i am reading this i can imagine children eyes wide open with excitement.

and how clever trick from enormous crocodile indeed.

I had heard of the zany film, “Charlie And The Chocolate Factor”. It came out in 1971, before I was born. I caught it on satellite dish recently, in my 40s. Afterwards, I could laugh at Howard Wolowitz’s “Oompa-Loompa” joke on “The Big Bang Theory”! I discovered at Goodreads several years ago, that this is a novel by Roald Dahl. I learned that he is Welsh, whimsical, beloved, and in Heaven since 1990.

When one of our favourite charities reopened in September 2022, for the first time following the pandemic, I scooped up eleven of his paperbacks. I already had Charlie’s sequel and easily found the original, raising Roald’s collection to twelve books. I usually start at the beginning. The end of 2022 necessitated squeezing in a brief toddler’s book under the wire for my quota, ensuring I was free to enjoy a truly happy New Year’s Eve with my man.

My first Roald experience thus entails a 1977, 48 page picture storybook, with spare, exclamatory sentences repeating key phrases. Nevertheless, I am impressed and give it solid four star feedback. I admire the creativity, which extends to illustrator Quentin Blake. My honest reaction to a seemingly juvenile story is that these men are brilliant. My good friend, Kerri, helped me put a finger on one reason, remarking that the book’s tones comprise a successfully, artfully, delicious balance of scariness and funniness!

In the biggest brownest muddiest river in Africa (the author skipped commas there), “The Enormous Crocodile” tells every animal he sees that he planned to eat children for lunch. His bragging was fortunate, for they all could warn children about every crazy camouflage disguise!

The skill in this simple jaunt makes me positively eager to see how colourful Roald’s novels are. I cannot imagine his storytelling for grown-ups.

تمساح غول پیکر داستان یه تمساح خیلی خیلی بزرگه که برای سیر شدن شکمش اینبار هوس کرده بچه بخوره:/
برای شروع به رمان خوندن بچه ها ،رمان های رولد دال عالیه.

Sympa, je n'avais jamais lu ce Dahl là. Dommage qu'il n'arrive à manger aucun enfant :(((

The Enormous Crocodile has a ravenous appetite, and he’s on the prowl for his favorite meal: juicy children. He develops a series of ‘secret plans and clever tricks’ to deceive the children so he can snatch them up, but the other animals in the jungle won’t stand for his shenanigans. Will this greedy crocodile ever learn his lesson?

Roald Dahl is one of our favorite story tellers. I can’t believe this is my first time reading The Enormous Crocodile, but did we ever enjoy it! It’s a short and simple story that’s laugh-out-loud hilarious. The illustrations fit the story perfectly too. What a bizarre ending!

5*****