Every morning a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts this selfish message Stay away from my river Its MY river If you come in my river Ill eat you all The animals in the forest dont know what to do. They are frightened of the crocodile. Even the fish tadpoles frogs crabs and crayfish stay out of the water. Until one day the creatures are woken by a loud groaning sound which turns out to be the selfish crocodile in a lot of pain and the smallest of them all a little mouse finds a way to solve their snappy dilemma Celebrate 20 years of the classic The Selfish Crocodile with this anniversary edition Astoundingly bright bold illustrations bring to life all the wonderful creatures of the forest in a rainbow of colours.