The Crocodolly by
Martin McKenna (Scholastic Australia)
HB
RRP $24.99
ISBN
978-1-74299-071-2
Reviewed
by Jenny Heslop
Adelaide is a very busy girl. She is
always making things and is very ingenious. But she is not allowed to have
pets. So, when a crocodile appears from an egg she was cracking to make a cake
she hatches one of her plans to keep it by disguising it as a dolly. How long
will she be able to keep this crocodile under wraps?
In an amusing string of events her
secret is eventually discovered. And after annoying most of the people in town,
Adelaide now needs to come up with a new plan to save her crocodolly.
This bright, glossy, loud story, full of
off-beat humour is great fun. The illustrations of the trail of destruction
left by Ozzy the crocodile give subtle clues as to how Adelaide’s problem will
eventually be solved.
Young readers will enjoy the exploits of
Adelaide as Ozzy stomps, squishes and rolls his way through the book.
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