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After an incident at a department store where Mr. Grumps works, the neighbor arranges for Lyle to be sent to the city zoo. Lyle is miserable at the zoo until his old stage partner, Hector P. Valente, helps him escape.

Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, are terrified of Lyle. Despite Lyle's persistent attempts to befriend them with smiles and kind gestures, he only frightens them more. Lyle, Lyle, Krokodyl

is a beloved children's book written and illustrated by Bernard Waber , first published in 1965. It is the second book in a series that began with The House on East 88th Street . The story follows a friendly, helpful crocodile named Lyle who lives with the Primm family in a Victorian brownstone in New York City. Story Overview After an incident at a department store where Mr