#82 in Humour
Esio Trot
- 65
- Pages
- about 1 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Esio Trot” is a short, sweet children’s story from Roald Dahl, small enough at 65 pages to read aloud at bedtime. The title is “tortoise” spelled backwards, and it was the last of his books to appear while he was alive. It suits young listeners and the adults who read to them, and it asks for no more than a single evening.
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About the book
Esio Trot is a 1990 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The title is an anadrome of "tortoise". It was the last of Dahl's books to be published in his lifetime; he died just two months later.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 109 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.8 | 24 | 22% |
| Hardcover | 6.7 | 85 | 78% |
Frequently asked
What age is Esio Trot for?
Esio Trot sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 65 pages — shorter than 100% of the ranked books in Humour.
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