The crocodile is lord of the jungle and all the animals are terrified of him. And the selfish crocodile won't even let them go into the river! Then one day the selfish crocodile gets very bad toothache and it is up to the animals to decide whether they want to help him. This is a lively, funny tale that has wonderful animal illustrations. It is a modern classic.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Faustin Charles lives in London and is the author of Bloomsbury's bestselling picture book The Selfish Crocodile. Michael Terry has illustrated The Selfish Crocodile and many other firm favourites for Bloomsbury's children's list. He lives in Kent. Faustin Charles was born in Trinidad. He is an acclaimed writer of traditional stories and rhymes from English-speaking, French-speaking, Dutch-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries in the Caribbean.