Hello Book Lovers!!!
I decided last week to join in with the 24 Hour Readathon that was held on March 3rd and hosted by Zoe from ReadbyZoe on YouTube. However this didn't go so well as my 24 hours got cut down to around 2 hours max! But I still did manage to read a couple of short books and the first of these books was The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl.
This book is about a boy who finds an old run-down building that used to be a sweet shop. He visits this building all the time and wonders what the sweet shop used to be like. But one day when he gets there he is met by a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey!
They all claim to have bought the building and are a window cleaning company but are all struggling for money...and without money, they can't get the food they need to eat.
So the little boy tries to help them get more people interested in their window cleaning company and when they get a rich man contacting them about the humongous amount of windows he has in his house that need cleaned...they can't say no!
This is a cute little read and definitely good for much younger readers. The writing is super easy to understand and it would be a great book to help children practice their reading. It is also great for a bedtime story as it doesn't take very long to read at all.
The characters in this story are all so likable and all so unique to each other and they all have their own little quirks that you can't help but love.
I love how the little boy was so selfless and only wanted to help the animals but because of him being so selfless, he did get rewarded in the end.
The illustrations as always in Roald Dahl's books really helped bring the story to life even more and would definitely help younger reads engage with the story more as well. Overall I think this book is great for younger readers but as its Roald Dahl and I think this with any Roald Dahl book, I think you can be any age to read his stories. I wouldn't say this is one of my favourite Roald Dahl books, however it is still really enjoyable and great if you're looking for a super quick read.
Rating/5
3
Happy Reading!!!
xHannahx
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