Author | Catherine Rayner |
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Country | England |
Language | English |
Subject | Children's literature, Picture book |
Published | 2011 (Macmillan Children's Books) |
Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
Pages | 28 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9780230529229 |
OCLC | 701020935 |
Followed by | Solomon and Mortimer (2016) |
Solomon Crocodile is a 2011 picture book by Catherine Rayner. It is about a mischievous crocodile called Solomon who wants to play with various birds and animals but just annoys them until he finally meets another playful crocodile.
Booktrust, in a review of Solomon Crocodile, wrote that "Catherine Rayner's lovely artwork vividly depicts a lively cast of animal characters in this gorgeous picture book," found similarities in the illustrations to those of Quentin Blake, and concluded, "this is a picture book to treasure."[1] The Scottish Book Trust called it a "beautifully illustrated picture book,"[2] while The Horn Book Magazine and a King County librarian recommended it for storytime.[3]
Solomon Crocodile has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[4] Books for Keeps,[5] Publishers Weekly,[6] AARP,[7] Booklist,[8] and School Library Journal.[8]
Rayner wrote a sequel, Solomon and Mortimer in 2016. It involves Solomon and his new buddy Mortimer, the crocodile that Solomon met at the end of the previous book, getting up to further mischief.[12]