THE GIRAFFE, AND THE PELLY, AND ME by Roald Dahl
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Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Dream big, look up, and prepare for a wonderfully daft adventure…
THE GIRAFFE, AND THE PELLY, AND ME is one of Roald Dahl’s most joyful and imaginative stories - a celebration of friendship, ambition, and the magic of thinking differently.
Meet Billy: a boy with an enormous dream. One day, he plans to turn a creaky old wooden house into the most spectacular sweet shop the world has ever seen. Then, quite unexpectedly, Billy’s life takes a thrilling turn when he meets the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company - a most unusual trio made up of a clever Monkey, a bold Pelican (known as Pelly), and a very tall Giraffe who makes ladders completely unnecessary.
When this extraordinary team lands the biggest job of their lives - cleaning hundreds upon hundreds of windows at the mansion of the richest man in England - they realise they’re going to need a little help. Enter Billy, whose quick thinking and big heart may be exactly what they’ve been missing.
Packed with Quentin Blake’s instantly recognisable illustrations and Dahl’s trademark humour, this story is full of soaring imagination, outrageous problem-solving, and moments that beg to be read aloud. It’s warm, funny, and fizzing with possibility - a tale that reminds readers that dreams really can come true with the right friends by your side.
A delightful classic that leaves children grinning and grown-ups wishing they’d joined the company themselves.