The Selfish Crocodile

Everymorningaverylargeandverysnappycrocodileshoutsthisselfishmessage:`Stayawayfrommyriver!It’sMYriver!Ifyoucomeinmyriver,I’lleatyouall!’Theanimalsintheforestdon’tknowwhattodo.Theyarefrightenedofthecrocodile.Eventhefish,tadpoles,frogs,crabsandcrayfishstayoutofthewater.Untilonedaythecreaturesarewokenbyaloudgroaningsoundwhichturnsouttobetheselfishcrocodileinalotofpain,andthesmallestofthemall,alittlemouse,findsawaytosolvetheirsnappydilemma!Astoundinglybright,boldillustrationsbringtolifeallthewonderfulcreaturesoftheforestinarainbowofcolours.TheAuthor:FaustinCharlesisarenownedpoetandstory-teller.HiscollectionofAfro-CaribbeanrhymeswaspublishedtogreatsuccessbyPuffin.Thisishisfirstpicturebooktext.BloomsburyChildren’sBooksarealsopublishinghisfirstpoetrycollectioninOctober1998,establishingFaustinasaBloomsburyauthoracrosstheboard.Faustinspendsmuchtimeinschoolsandlibrariesstory-telling,andisalsoLibraryBuyerforEnfield.HelivesinNorthLondon.TheIllustrator:MikeTerryismostwell-knownforhiswonderfulcoverillustrationsforDickKing-Smith,includingTheHodgehegandTheSheep-Pig(thebasisforthesuccessfulfilmBabe).Thisishisfirstpicturebook.MikelivesinHythe,Kent.