The vocabulary is fairly simple, though some things will need to be explained to today's children who will not understand the concept of a telephone operator. There are some more complex words, like "coax," "appreciatively," and "furious." Ryan Leston for IGN called the film "charming", praising the character of Hector writing: "Sure, it's not exactly original, essentially a mish-mash of similar films including Hop and Sing, and most of the laughs feel familiar. But Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile conjures up enough of the old showbiz charm to win you over. It's heart-warming, too – Lyle may be the singer, but he helps those around him find their voice, and sometimes that's exactly what we need: a singing crocodile to just be a good pal." [44] Nell Minow, writing for RogerEbert.com, was more positive in her review of the film, giving it a score of 3 out of 4 stars. She wrote: " Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a bit too long for a family movie, with some unnecessary complications toward the end, and it's not quite up to the Paddington level of movie adaptations of classic children's books. But it is a warm-hearted family film with great musical numbers that will make another generation of kids hopefully search the attic on the chance that they might find a singing crocodile." [46] Awards [ edit ]

Malhado, Carolina Sobral (September 21, 2021). "Wednesday, September 22 Filming Locations". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021. Weinstein, Max (June 23, 2022). "Bubble-Bathing Crocodile Belts Out Stevie Wonder in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Teaser". Animation World Network . Retrieved June 24, 2022. I also think as an actor, he seeks challenges. He started as more of a comedian and became this substantial, terrifying unit that we all know. And I think he wanted to show the world that he actually has these other flavors. But what he was excited to do, and we were excited to do, was not cheat anything. So it’s all his vocals. It’s all his dancing.”

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When the Primm family (Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle – a singing crocodile (Mendes) who loves baths, caviar and great music-living in the attic of his new home. Despite facing rejections from publishers, Waber eventually received encouragement from the Houghton Mifflin Company and was offered a contract for his book, Lorenzo. Bernard Waber, who passed away in 2013 at the age of 91, was a renowned children’s book author and illustrator who became interested in creating children’s books after his art portfolio, containing children’s illustrations, caught several art directors’ attention. At the same time, Waber was reading aloud to his three children, which sparked his enthusiasm for the genre. His children, however, occasionally became uncomfortable with his constant focus on children’s books as they thought he, as an adult, should be more focused on adult literature.

Moore, Kasey (January 22, 2023). " 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' Coming to Netflix in Select Regions in February 2023". What's on Netflix . Retrieved January 24, 2023. Grab the printables that go with the activities above. They are a thank you gift for becoming a free member of the Growing Book by Book community. Verniere, James (October 6, 2022). "Cast fails to hit high notes in ' Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile '". Boston Herald . Retrieved October 8, 2022.

Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, starring Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem, Constance Wu and Shawn Mendes, is a live-action/CGI musical comedy that brings this beloved character to a new, global audience. Brett Gelman as Alistair Grumps, the Primms' downstairs neighbor who has a grudge against Lyle. [11] Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a live-action / CGI musical comedy that brings this beloved character to a new, global audience. When the Primm family (Constance Wu, Scoot McNairy, Winslow Fegley) moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle - a singing crocodile (Shawn Mendes) who loves baths, caviar, and great music-living in the attic of his new home. The two become fast friends, but when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbour Mr. Grumps (Brett Gelman), the Primm’s must band together with Lyle’s charismatic owner, Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem), to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places and there’s nothing wrong with a big singing crocodile with an even bigger personality. The film was released in theaters in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 7, 2022. It was originally going to be released on July 22, 2022, [15] but in September 2021, the film was postponed to November 18, 2022. [29] In April 2022, the film was brought forward to its October 7 date, taking over the release date of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. [30] In March 2023, it was announced that film would be released in China on April 15, 2023. [31]

Abele, Robert (October 6, 2022). "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Review: Musical Version of Beloved Kids' Book Is No Croc of Gold". The Wrap . Retrieved October 29, 2022. Malhado, Carolina Sobral (September 26, 2021). "Monday, September 27 Filming Locations". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021. That is what drove them to make Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile a musical. “The truth about great musicals is you can only express yourself through song when all else fails. So for us, that was the biggest thing of the adaptation — was turning into a musical.”

One day, Lyle is thrown into the zoo by Mr. Grumps, but he is eventually freed by his old performing partner, Mr. Valenti, whose intent is for him and Lyle to go to Australia and become entertainers again as they had been in the past. However, this idea saddened Lyle, who preferred to go home to the Primm family.