The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

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The Monkey, in both appearance and diet, bears a strong resemblance to Muggle-Wump, a monkey from two of Dahl's earlier books: The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits. Although the story is narrated in first-person by Billy, the word 'me' in the title refers to the monkey, who concludes every verse of his signature song with the phrase 'the giraffe and the pelly and me'. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me’ is a book by Roald Dahl, published in 1985. It tells the story of a boy who meets a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey who are running their own window cleaning company. During the events of the book, the animals manage to catch a burglar in the home of a rich man, who rewards them for their bravery. Listen to the audiobook version of the story. Could you narrate and record a passage from the book using expression / accents / sound effects / music? This Roald Dahl Reading Comprehension uses the life of the author to help children understand and analyse a piece of written text. It’s differentiated so children of all abilities can take part.

The sign on the front of ‘The Grubber’ says ‘FOR SAIL’. ‘Sail’ and ‘Sale’ are examples of homophones. Can you think of any more? These lovely Roald Dahl Colouring Sheets provide you with a great activity to keep your classes calm while they have fun colouring in all their favourite Roald Dahl characters. Make a ‘Wanted’ poster to encourage people to look out for ‘The Cobra, the cleverest and most dangerous cat-burglar in the world’. It is with some regret that I sit down to write this correspondence. I understand your reluctance to read voluminous missives so I will keep this missive as unchunky as my e-pen allows.Look at the songs and rhymes in the story. Can you identify the rhyming words? Can you think of other words that rhyme with these?

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is a 1985 children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The plot follows a young boy named Billy who meets a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey, who work as window cleaners. And, if your classes enjoyed learning about the different animals in ‘The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me’, they’ll like this Giraffes Cloze Worksheet. In reality, one can extrapolate a certain allegorical context from the story thanks to the period of national upheaval in which it was composed that would actually, ironically, make it one of Dahl’s most controversial stories. When reading Dahl’s books for children, one eventually notices a recurrence of what might be termed nationalist pride or xenophobia depending upon one’s perspective. Dahl is not shy about criticizing citizen of other countries within the context of comparison to the British. Usually, this is pretty much outright with no veil of symbolism or allegory, but on one level there is a deeply symbolic and allegorical reading of this particular book that seems deeply concerned with the issue of changes to England in the post-war society resulting from the influx of immigrants into the United Kingdom.Dahl masters yet another story here by finding new characters and new angles to approach. With another child protagonist (as attentive readers will see, many Dahl tales are narrated by children), the story progresses. The precocious narrator goes off to explore the world, alone. I noticed that there are rarely any parental figures found in Dahl's children's books, which was mentioned in a recent biography I read of the author. Billy is free to frolic and find his way, dashing off to an estate with three random animals, where they eventually clash with an armed robber. How interesting for a children's book to remove the 'adult flavour', at least parents, from the narrative and give complete control to a child seemingly the same age as the target audience. The story flows well and the characters work well together to forge a strong story and decent collection of morals and lessons that are threaded throughout. Told from the point of view of a young boy named Billy, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Metells the story of Billy's lifelong dream to own a candy store (which the British call a "sweet shop.") He almost constantly is reminded of this dream because of an abandoned building next to his home called the Grubber (an old term for a candy store).

Draw a plan of the inside of Hampshire House. How many different rooms might it have? What special rooms could be inside it? The giraffe, pelican and monkey set up a window cleaning company. Can you think of some other animals? What job might they be able to do? Could you write a story about this?

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Although the story is narrated in first-person by Billy, the word "Me" in the title refers to the monkey, who concludes every verse of his signature song with the phrase "the giraffe and the pelly and me".