The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

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Billy’s biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside – they’re the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who need ladders when you’ve got a giraffe? They become best friends and when they meet the richest man in all England, there’s a chance Billy’s scrumptious-galumptious dream just might come true . . .Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s most successful illustrators. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books and he was Roald Dahl’s favourite illustrator. He has won many awards including the Whitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal and taught for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art. In 1999 he became the first ever Children’s Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted in the New Year’s Honours.GB

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