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Perhaps there was an expectation the “real” Lyle would leap out from behind this not-unusual-looking author. It is tempting but I resist becoming Lyle and behaving in some ingratiating fashion to desperately compensate for the absent crocodile hero. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The book is the second in the Lyle the Crocodile series, which follows the life of Lyle, a city-dwelling crocodile who lives in a Victorian brownstone with the Primms family. With the publication of The House on East 88th Street in 1962, his Lyle, Lyle Crocodile series of books became a mainstay of children's literature and was adapted for both stage and screen.Dive head first into the Lyle the Crocodile book series which has inspired readers for generations and sparked the 2022 musical film adaptation, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.

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To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Shifting the focus of the plot from Lyle's relationship with the city of New York to his singing career is yet another example of the homogenization of American cinema. It will take all of Lyle's charm—and courage—to reveal the hero, and friend, behind the big, crocodile smile.Book Lyle earns a place in the human world when he proves that, despite looking like a beast, he's just like a regular person.