Book description
This is the wonderful and warm-hearted Roald Dahl classic, Esio Trot.
Mr Hoppy really loves his neighbour Mrs Silver, and Mrs Silver
really loves her tortoise, Alfie. One day Mrs Silver asks Mr Hoppy how
to make Alfie grow, and suddenly Mr Hoppy knows the way to win her
heart. With the help of a magical spell and some cabbage leaves, can
Mr Hoppy be happy at last?
"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" David Walliams
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.
Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's
illustrators and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings
without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales
of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his
death in 1990, and total UK sales are now 55 million worldwide! Quentin
Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators
and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without
imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
