Yes, if you enjoy the way Roald Dahl injects magic into even semi-plausible “real-life” stories. To them, the happy ending is just a neat wrap-up. As far as children will read it, Esio Trot is less about the relationship between the two characters than it is about how Mr Hoppy manages to carefully switch the tortoises each time. But, it seems that she ends her happy days with Mr Hoppy still thinking that the tortoise she owns is Alfie.īut if Mr Hoppy had done this the correct and righteous way the first time round, I expect that it wouldn’t be much of a story. I was at least expecting her to say at the close of the book that she concocted the story about wanting the tortoise to grow, just as an excuse to talk to the painfully shy Mr Hoppy. This opens up a couple of questions, such as how well a relationship formed on lies will work, and does Mrs Silver really love the idea of a “big tortoise” even more than having the actual tortoise that she’s nurtured for years. Mr Hoppy achieves Mrs Silver’s wishes by deceitfully switching her tortoise for other, bigger specimens, while convincing her that the growth is due to magic and periodic incantations of “Esio Trot”. That being said, there is a dark element to the short story. There is something quite tranquil and genteel about a geriatric fairytale romance that just wouldn’t work if the characters were young. Fortunately, before we conjure up images of The Fault in Our Stars, it involves two elderly people. Let us know if you have read this book or have any suggestions for next month’s book.This is the first Roald Dahl book that I’ve read that is a love story. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to win her heart, but this will take 140 tortoises, an ancient spell and some magic. Silver, but her heart belongs to her tortoise, Alfie. Hoppy, who is hopelessly in love with Mrs.

This is one of his shorter books with fantastic illustrations by Quentin Blake. One of his last stories, Esio Trot is a great book for children who are not used to reading at home or claim that they hate to read. To be honest, we would recommend any of his works as they are classically brilliant but today we will take a deeper look into Esio Trot. Today, Thursday 13 th September 2018 is Roald Dahl day, so what better to start our blog than picking a classic from Roald Dahl. Reading is compulsory within the school curriculum, but it is also crucial to read books outside the curriculum at home, so a child can explore what kinds of genres and authors they enjoy, to help the love of reading develop organically. Reading a book dares the reader to step into an unknown storyline, get to know new characters and give the ability to give you a change of perspective or changing of reality.

Reading is essential for growth and development. Welcome to the new blog feature, the monthly book club!

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