Esio Trot is a hilarious, romantic story written by the world's number one story teller, Roald Dahl, with amazing illustrations by Quentin Blake. This heart-warming story is about a shy, lonely man, Mr Hoppy, who has a secret love. His secret love, Mrs Silver, lives in the apartment below. He has loved Mrs Silver for many years but his courage always fails him. One day Mrs Silver tells him that she wishes her tortoise, Alfie, would grow just a little bit bigger. Mr Hoppy comes up with an idea to make her wish come true, giving him an opportunity to make his wish come true.
This story is a wonderful mix of romance and humour. Roald Dahl, was a creative writer with wild and unusual ideas, making this book entertaining for many different audiences. It amuses the reader with made up words and crazy spells, like ' WORG PU, FFUP PU, TOOHS PU,' that makes it unique and makes the reader laugh out loud. At times, Quentin Blake's illustrations and Roald Dahl's text cleverly work together, with the text becoming part of the picture, making the story more engaging for the reader.
This unique, intelligent piece of literature is flawless and will make the audience laugh, especially children aged nine years and up. Even teenagers and adults will love this creative and exciting love story. Sadly, this book was published in the same year as Roald Dahl passed away, making this one of his last books.
This story is a wonderful mix of romance and humour. Roald Dahl, was a creative writer with wild and unusual ideas, making this book entertaining for many different audiences. It amuses the reader with made up words and crazy spells, like ' WORG PU, FFUP PU, TOOHS PU,' that makes it unique and makes the reader laugh out loud. At times, Quentin Blake's illustrations and Roald Dahl's text cleverly work together, with the text becoming part of the picture, making the story more engaging for the reader.
This unique, intelligent piece of literature is flawless and will make the audience laugh, especially children aged nine years and up. Even teenagers and adults will love this creative and exciting love story. Sadly, this book was published in the same year as Roald Dahl passed away, making this one of his last books.