![]() ![]() ![]() But the book's length and subtle humor make it less suitable for beginning readers. Adults and older children will appreciate Dahl's superior storytelling skills, and will chuckle at Blake's animated, cartoony drawings. Hoppy, are backward creatures that ``can only understand words that are written backwards,'' his exhortation to the pet begins ``Esio Trot''-which is ``tortoise'' reversed.) It is a happy Hoppy who gets all the credit-and Mrs. Hoppy devises an elaborate scheme to make her think the tortoise is growing. Silver tells her neighbor that she will be his ``slave for life'' if he can find a way to make Alfie grow, the determined Mr. Although the creature seems content, his devoted owner is concerned because he has gained a mere three ounces in the 11 years she has owned him. But all of her attention and affection is showered upon her pet tortoise, Alfie. Hoppy has leaned over his balcony rail to gaze longingly at Mrs. ![]() This celebrated, splendidly matched author-illustrator team here present a 64-page love story that is equally sweet and silly. ![]()
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