Alex de Wolf – illustratör

Cassy the clumsy crocodile leaves a trail of destruction at the Everglades Department Store. But her clumsiness saves the store from a pair of greedy robbers. A comical story for children growing in reading confidence, part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Also available with an audio CD with a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.

Monkey is very upset. He’s hungry and he can’t find his banana! The other jungle animals all want to help ... but are they really trying to be his friend? Use the magic of this beautifully illustrated story to encourage a love of books and reading. There is a bilingual text in English and Arabic, and a picture dictionary at the back of the book.