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Esio Trot Flexibound – 6 November 2003

by Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

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Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for the attractive widow Mrs Silver. Unfortunately she lavishes all her affection on another . . . Alfie, her pet tortoise. Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival and win the love of his lady will delight and amaze, involving as it does a cryptic riddle and no fewer than 140 tortoises, large and small.

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9 - 11 years
Print length

80 pages
Language

English
Dimensions

12.6 x 0.9 x 18 cm
Publisher

Jonathan Cape
Publication date

6 November 2003
ISBN-10

0224064924
ISBN-13

978-0224064927
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Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for his neighbour, the lovely Mrs Silver. Unfortunately she lavishes all her affection on another... Alfie, her pet tortoise. Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival and win the love of his lady will delight and amaze, involving, as it does a cryptic riddle and no fewer than a hundred and forty tortoises, large and small.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jonathan Cape (6 November 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Flexibound ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0224064924
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0224064927
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 11 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.6 x 0.9 x 18 cm

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Roald Dahl
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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.
His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG.
He died in November 1990.
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Quentin Blake
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Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, FRSL, RDI (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer. He may be known best for illustrating books written by Roald Dahl. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001 he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate.
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MrsBeautemps

Absolutely NOT.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2020

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Dressed up as a fun tale about a tortoise, this is a story which condones a man who steals from, manipulates and tricks a neighbour as a prelude to marriage.

We've loved Roald Dahl so far in the form of The Enormous Crocodile and Fantastic Mr Fox, but this was a shocker. I don't think it's OK to say that it depends on what your child will take away from it either. It's stark and children are shaped by everything they see and hear.

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Alice

I love it! The kids thought it was hilarious because ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016

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I bought this after watching the Roald Dahl's most marvellous books for his 100th birthday, and because we were doing Roald Dahl day at school. I'd never read this one, so wanted to give it a go just for my own collection.

I love it! The kids thought it was hilarious because it was about a man being in love (cue the 30 voices shouting "yuk!") but they also thought it was super happy at the end. Such a lovely, harmless little story and it was short enough that we could read it in only 3 sittings (with my 6-7 year olds, so we can't sit on the carpet for too long!). Would definitely recommend!

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Rani S

Esio Trot - Tortoise in reverse!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2015

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Absolutely superb book and one that can be read by children and adults alike. Having watched the movie with Dustin Hoffman and Judie Dench and thoroughly enjoyed it was keen to read this. This is probably one of the only books I have come across so far of Roald Dahl's with a romantic element to it. I kept wondering what Mrs Silver what have done if she had known the truth of how her tortoise Alfie had increased in size ! :)

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Katie

Older children will love it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2020

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Great book for older children
Really good story line, fun and enjoyable
Excellent value for money
And the quality was perfect as expected

Mrs P

One of my favourites.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2018

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I loved this book as a child, bought a new copy to give to my god daughter for tiger 6th birthday. It was a wonderful as I remember. I’m sure she will have many years enjoyment from it.
Classic Dahl.

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