The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

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I like to start the year with some fluffy books where nothing can go wrong. Roald Dahl created such "safe spaces" for us and despite some suspenseful moments almost all of them have, we always get a happy ending. 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. 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". I really liked this story! The friendships are great and the duke is a weird eccentric old guy, which I love! Eccentric old people are the best! even if you're roald dahl and your mind is capable of coming up with things like "boy in magic chocolate factory gets to live there forever" and "girl who reads a lot is also magic because of that."

that I thought his moustaches were going up in flames. ‘Terrific!’ he cried, hopping about. ‘Tremendous stuff! I’ll take a case of them home with me!’ To the Giraffe I gave a bag of Glumptious Globgobblers. The Globgobbler is an especially delicious sweet that is made somewhere near Mecca, and the moment you bite into it, all the perfumed juices of Arabia go squirting down your gullet one after the other. ‘It’s wonderful!’ cried the Giraffe as a cascade of lovely liquid flavours poured all the way down her long long throat. ‘It’s even better than my favourite pink and purple flowers!’ Kudos, Mr. Dahl for all you have given us. You departed the world much too soon, but left a literary footprint that no one else will ever fill. 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. If your classes enjoyed these Roald Dahl ‘The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me’ worksheets, the fun doesn’t have to stop here! Our in-house teachers have created a wide range of fantastic resources to make Roald Dahl’s books even more engaging for all the children you teach. By Gad!’ cried the Duke. ‘That’s the Duchess’s bedroom! He’s after her jewels! Call the police! Summon the army! Bring up the cannon! Charge with the Light Brigade!’ But even as he spoke the Pelican was flying up into the air. As he flew, he turned himself upside-down and tipped the window-cleaning water out of his beak. Then I saw the top half of that marvellous patented beak sliding out of his head, ready for action. ‘What’s that crazy bird up to?’ cried the Duke. ‘Wait and see,’ shouted the Monkey. ‘Hold your breath, old man! Hold your nose! Hold your horses and watch the Pelly go!’

I’m think you may have got our Agency confused as there is no Darren or Cariller Cray working here! 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. Our mission is to foster a universal passion for reading by partnering with authors to help create stories and communicate ideas that inform, entertain, and inspire.

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? Don’t you worry about that, my dear Pelly,’ said the Duke, patting him on the beak. ‘My chauffeur will soon put a patch over it the same way he mends the tyres on the Rolls. Right now we haveA simple comprehension task based on 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me' by Roald Dahl. Children answer information retrieval questions, then write their own questions for a friend. They also describe their favourite part of the story and draw an illustration. Perfect to use as an independent task for a guided reading group or to share as a whole class discussion. 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?

Look at photos of giraffes / pelicans / monkeys and use these to help with your own drawings / paintings of them? (see Resources below). My favourite character-Billy, I think it would be amazing to be able to build a sweet shop like he did. My students used this resource as an activity for reading comprehension, writing composition and grammar. Thank you for providing it. Billy lives in a street near an abandoned building. The building used to house an old-fashioned sweets shop but is now converted into the home of the titular giraffe, pelican and monkey who open a window cleaning business. 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).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. Brilliant yet again by Dahl. You can read all of his children's books at all ages. They are so much fun and original. And those illustrations by Quentin Blake fabulous!

AND MEET THE LADDERLESS WINDOW-CLEANING COMPANY: Monkey, Pelican ( Pelly) and Giraffe (who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe?!). Find out about giraffes, pelicans and / or monkeys. Can you write a report about them to teach others about your chosen animal(s)? The sign on the front of ‘The Grubber’ says ‘FOR SAIL’. ‘Sail’ and ‘Sale’ are examples of homophones. Can you think of any more?

Soon afterwards, they meet the Duke who has been looking for good window cleaners for 40 years so he is delighted when meeting this merry and slightly magical band. This book is a light and easy read with a simple storyline for children who are new to reading longer books with less pictures. This Roald Dahl book is a classic for me and I remember reading this as a child growing up. I really enjoyed the vivid imagery used throughout this novel with the Dahl style description and the snappy storyline made this book a lovely short story to read. MEET BILLY. A kid with a dream. He wants to turn an old wooden house into an incredible sweetshop full of treats!