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Kind Crocodile
by Leo Timmers
Age Range: Under_5
Another funny book from New York Times Illustrated Book Award-winning Belgian author and illustrator Leo Timmers that has all the usual ingredients of his trademark artwork and a satisfying twist at the end of the story.
A kind crocodile decides to leave his pond to see the world in this playful board book. Along the way, he comes across a terrified mouse who is being chased by a snake. This is followed by a frightened hog and an antelope also seeking help from the crocodile. Each finds shelter on the crocodile’s long back, while his big teeth scare off their oppressors. Is there going to be room for a frightened rhino or growling lion? The crocodile soon plays his own little joke which his new friends don’t necessarily appreciate!
Timmer’s books are always fun and Kind Crocodile, translated by Bill Nagelkerke, is a book for young readers to be enjoyed again and again with its hilarious game of chase and a message about teamwork at its heart.
There are plenty of other Timmers’ favourites on the Outside In World website: Elephant Island (2022), Where is the Dragon? (2021), Monkey on the Run (2019), Gus’s Garage (2016),
Frankie (2016), Bang (2013),The Magical World of Mr. Rennie (2012), I am King (2007) and Who’s Driving? (2006).