The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

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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.

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. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. 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. The Duke of Hampshire’s house has six hundred and seventy-seven windows. Can you count up to 677? Can you think of some problems that have 677 as the answer? It is with some regret that I sit down to write this correspondence. I understand your reluctance to read voluminous missives so I will keep this missive as unchunky as my e-pen allows.Draw a plan of the inside of Hampshire House. How many different rooms might it have? What special rooms could be inside it?

The monkey describes walnuts as being ‘scrumptious-galumptious, so flavory-savory, so sweet to eat?’. Can you think of different words / phrases to describe different senses (e.g. taste / touch / smell / hearing / sight). Among the sweets that Billy sells in The Grubber are Fizzwinkles, from China. They are referenced in one of Dahl's earlier novels, The BFG, except there they are spelled "Fizzwinkel". Listen to the audiobook version of the story. Could you narrate and record a passage from the book using expression / accents / sound effects / music? 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. 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.The Monkey, in both appearance and diet, bears a strong resemblance to Muggle-Wump, a monkey from two of Dahl's earlier books: The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits. on the giraffe templates for students to draw pictures that represent the characters and the poem that they wrote together. The sign on the front of ‘The Grubber’ says ‘FOR SAIL’. ‘Sail’ and ‘Sale’ are examples of homophones. Can you think of any more? Look at the songs and rhymes in the story. Can you identify the rhyming words? Can you think of other words that rhyme with these?