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The masters of wackiness dish up a giant portion of literary and artistic wit in this saga of T the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company. Ages 7-10.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the most wealthy man in the country, he's also the most generous. Can he make Billy's lifelong dream come true? "A captivating story and a wonderful read-aloud."-- The Horn Book --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Not far from where I live there is a queer old empty wooden house standing all by itself on the side of the road. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Delight!, Jun 10 2004

By	Leslie G. Nelson (Utah) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Giraffe And The Pelly And Me (Paperback)

I have been a Ronald Dahl fan since I was a kid. As a child, I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel. I recently discovered The Giraffe, The Pelly and Me.

It is pure delight! The characters, and plot are fun and unexpected. It is full of humor and surprises. Good and silly to the very last page. My children loved it.

As a mom, I love that Ronald Dahl does not 'talk down' to children in his books. The vocabulary is rich and flows beautifully.

Fun for any age, I recommend it especially for a family read aloud.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Book is Great, Jun 17 2003

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This review is from: Giraffe And The Pelly And Me (Paperback)

The book" The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me" was an exciting one. In my opinion it was funny and it had a lot of things going on in it.
The story is about a young boy who wants to own an old grubber shop, which is another word for candy store. The grubber shop was sold to The Ladderless Window Cleaning Company, which are a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey. The boy made friends with The Ladderless Window cleaning Company group and was invited to join the compnay as their business manager. The company gets a job washing the Duke's palace windows. While cleaning the windows they see a robber with a pistol on the third floor. They stop him from stealing some jewels and had him arrested. The Duke gave each of them a rich reward of the one thing each had always wanted.
I would recommend this book to other fourth graders and younger readers too' because it makes you feel nice. The author gives good details and has a magical feel.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not typical Dahl, but that's not a bad thing, Oct 4 2000

By	Elaine Wilson "kostia" (Manassas, Virginia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Giraffe And The Pelly And Me (Paperback)

Bizarrely, for a Dahl story, there are no grisly deaths, no giant bugs and no magic. A giraffe, a pelican and a monkey open a ladderless window cleaning company, and eventually a young boy gets to open his own candy store. A great big oversized book (mine is, the new one's not), full of terrific drawings and much fun.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Roald Dahl, Brillo Character-Creating Extraordinaire
As always, Dahl creates a wonderful picturesque story, with the help of the always amusing illustrator Quentin Blake, that lets the dreams of every small boy or girl come to life!

Published on Aug 12 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars PELLY AND ME is FUNNY!
"My dimonds are over the ocean,

My dimonds are over the sea,

Oh, bring back, bring back, bring back my dimonds to me, to me! Read more

Published on Feb 25 2000 by thebookreader

5.0 out of 5 stars great book!
This is a very good book to read on a day when you have just a little time to do anything. Its a very short, funny book. I love Roald Dahl!

Published on Jul 9 1999