The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Kindle Edition

A great read.The first full book I read to my daughter at 2 years old.The last book we read to my wife before she passed away from cancer. She couldn't talk but she zoned in & out as we retold the story out loud, we could see she was still with us, still present.The ending brought tears to us all.Will forever be a special book in our family.

I thought I was familiar with all of Roald Dahl’s books from when my children were small, but I’m learning about new ones with my grandchildren. The BFG has been my go-to “introduction to chapter books” story, but even precocious children need to be close to 5 before they can sit and listen. Then I found The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me. Perfect for a precocious almost-4-year-old who “got “ the idea of chapter books after the first, albeit far from the only, reading. She promptly moved on to longer and more complex books, and I’m sure we have a lifelong reader.

My fault.... in a hurry..... wanted the book for a granddaughter to replace our old one which was given away . I assumed that I was getting the large old hardcover and was surprised to get the very small and slim paperback version. The price should have alerted me but it is the exact book and perfect shape and came immediately and will certainly serve the purpose . The only problem was on my part..... the book sellers performed perfectly .

While this story was fantasy, it lacked the magical and weird aspects of the author that I typically don’t like. It’s a quick read with cute illustrations.

A favorite and quickish read. We loved the grubber and all the windows to be cleaned by the crew. Grwat for ages 6-9.

Who doesn’t love a good book! It’s a fun little book with great art work

This edition is not compatible with the Kindle. The font is tiny and cannot be adjusted - you can only zoom in on the actual page. Complete waste of money and unfortunately there are no alternatives to order.

bought it so i could have a colorful version of book i had purchased before and i LOVE IT...way more fun while reading to my daughter with all the colors and being hard back

I bought this lovely illustrated version of The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me for a 5 year old grandchild. We know the story well because of the wonderful recorded version staring Hugh Laurie. We play this often in the car and it delights small passengers and me. I wanted a book for this grandchild whose reading is coming on in leaps and bounds. She enjoys it very much. All my grandchildren are Dahl fans and I’m guessing we know all his books for children. They all have a favourite. I like this one particularly with its Quentin Blake illustrations and would recommend it wholeheartedly. It has that slight madness that small children accept immediately (a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey setting up a window cleaning business), eccentricity (the richest man in the whole of England), a bit of morality (the burglars getting caught) and a happy ending. Glorious stuff!

Great classic story, my son isn't a fiction book fan but this one he actually liked. It wasn't too long and had interesting characters, the story is packed with things little boys like, for example sweets, a robbery, a gun. Really good story to start on as it seems to have sparked a real interest in Roald Dahl for my son (thankfully as I don't feel I can continue reading books about cement, jet planes, tractors etc without loosing my mind). Excellent value for money.

Love this story and the kids will love it too. Book was used but marked as in good condition. Would say the condition was average. Love the story though and the bigger colour edition is much easier for the kids to see.

I would recommend this book to all ages as it is a very good book to read and fun too.

This book is about a window cleaning company operated by a Giraffe, a Pelican and a Monkey from a shop called the Grubber (former sweet shop). When they are given an assignment to clean the Duke of Hampshire's windows from his country estate little do they know what adventures they will encounter.Absolutely loved this book. Where did Roald Dahl get his imagination from? The man was a genius