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The Crocodile Who Wouldn't Be King,

by Horst, Eckert

Library Binding, pages

Published by Putnam Pub Group (L) (1971-01)

 

One Potato Review

A rare find; this looks like a book that costs fifty-nine dollars. The story is simple enough: a young crocodile decides he would rather not follow in the footsteps of his father, the nasty, greedy, stinky king of the animals, and goes to escape his crocodilian responsibilities in the faraway city of Iglau. “There every animal can be himself and live in peace.”

“Iglau was a beautiful city, ooh…” Ooh’s about right: the richness here is in the illustrations, gorgeous and eccentric. Happen upon this on the shelves of your local bookstore, and you’ll know you’ve struck gold. 

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