Croc oClock
By (Author) Huw Lewis Jones
Illustrated by Ben Sanders
Quarto Publishing PLC
Happy Yak
2nd November 2021
2nd November 2021
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Picture storybooks
823.92
Paperback
32
Width 250mm, Height 250mm
The world's largest crocodile likes to eat... but feeding time is getting out of control. As the zoo clock ticks towards midnight, Croc is growing bigger and bigger... 5 DOUGHNUT RINGS...! 4 pumpkin pies 3 french fries 2 pots of tea and a mountain of macaroni. A bright, bold and bonkers reimagining of the familiar festive song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, starring a very hungry crocodile.
"Author and sometime Arctic explorer Lewis-Jones shows a silly side in penning a perfect parody of the Yuletide favorite focusing on a greedy croc.
Sanders stylized illustrations of a bright green croc on equally bright backgrounds inhaling yummies served by a multiracial troop of zookeepers and patrons are a deliciously eye-catching match.
A cumulative singalong fit for hungry crowds (and crocs)
Kirkus review, 2021
'This books silliness had our little bookworms in stitches, as it reimagines the famous Twelve Day of Christmas song.' * The Independent *
A hilarioussing-a-longcounting book. * SLOAN! Magazine *
Huw Lewis Jones is a writer and teacher who loves wild nature. He creates books for adults about maps and explorers, whilst for children it's mostly been apples so far. With wife Kari and daughter Nell, he lives in a little house in Cornwall, though often spends his summers at the North Pole.Ben Sanders is an award-winning illustrator. His work can be seen on the pages of Wall Street Journal, Monocle, Columbia Journalism Review and Australian Geographic. His work has assisted Vodacom, Toyota, Visa, Bridgestone, Cadbury and The Natural Confectionery Co. move product from shelves. Ben writes and illustrates for Hachette/Lothian and Thames & Hudson.