IO, LA GIRAFFA E IL PELLICANO

A short story about a Giraffe, Pelican and Monkey who open up a ladderless window cleaning company, who become friendly with a small boy called Billy. It's full of all the Dahlian humour and whimsy and nonsense, but like always it has a nice serious edge to it. Very charming, though definitely not hi Leggi tutto

I have to say this isn’t my favourite Roald Dahl story. Perhaps because it’s pretty short so it’s hard to really get into a fall in love with the character. However it’s worth reading, specially with children.

کتاب را برای یک پسر بچه هفت ساله خواندم. صدای‌ام را موقع گفتن دیالوگ هر کدام از شخصیت‌ها عوض می‌کردم اما بیش‌تر از قصه، مجذوب حس حیرتی شدم که در چهره‌ی پسرک آشکار شده بود. میل شدید به شنیدن و پیش‌رفتن قصه، اشتیاقی که او را از تبلتش جدا کرده بود و آن‌چنان رام شده بود که سرش را تکه‌ داده بود به بازوی‌ Leggi tutto

Another great re-read! Bring on more Dahl! I feel as though I can sprint through these books (which, I admit, are geared for children) and share them with the world. After a sweets shop goes on the selling block, our narrator, Billy, watches with amazement when a new company mysterious appears, as if Leggi tutto

A short, cute story about a kind boy and a group of animals with magical abilities. One of the rare books by Roald Dahl which are actually fun and cute instead of naughty and crazy. His absurd storytelling still shines though, and Wonka's factory makes an unexpected apparition. Cute! :)

they can't all be hits. even if you're roald dahl and your mind is capable of coming up with things like "boy in magic chocolate factory gets to live there forever" and "girl who reads a lot is also magic because of that." even at that level of content creation, you're going to come up with giraffes a Leggi tutto

Friendship is an amazing thing to share! The duke was a bit crazy, but the great kind of crazy :D And the closing poem, or song earned the book its forth star! "We have tears in our eyes As we wave our good byes We so love being with you, we three So do please now and then Come and see us again The giraff Leggi tutto

Quite a cute story. Billy discovers that someone bought the old candy store...and that someone happens to be a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey. They've opened a window cleaning company, using the monkey's hands to wash, the pelican's beak as a bucket and the giraffe as a ladder. Quite a clever set up Leggi tutto

قصص الأطفال التي كنت أتمنى لو أنني قرأتها صغيرة لأتذوقها حقًا، من الصعوبة بمكان أن تبدأ القراءة في عُمر ما بدون أن تتحسّر على تلك الأيام والسنوات التي قضيتها قبل أن تعرف تلك اللذة. ربما ما سيشكل عوضًا بالنسبة ليّ هو أنني يومًا ما وإذا رُزقت بأطفال سألقي أمامهم بكل تلك القصص البريئة في كل مكان تقع علي Leggi tutto

Una storiella molto corta e senza grandi pretese, sicuramente adatta ai più piccini. In questo piccolo libro la fantasia e l’amicizia si mescolano in maniera perfetta, dando vita a una strampalata impresa di pulizie, capace di fare davvero miracoli. Forse questo non è la storia migliore di Roald Dah Leggi tutto