Benjamin Dilley's Thirsty Camel

Written & illustrated by Jolly Roger Bradfield

A boy's vivid imagination brings unseen wonders to life, solving real-world problems.

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64 pages

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Benjamin Dilley has an imagination that rivals the greatest minds, conjuring fantastical creatures like a hippo general and a sports car-driving goat. But when a mysterious camel appears to fix a basement leak, Benjamin's imaginary world begins to blur with reality. Can his vivid visions solve real problems, or will they lead to unexpected chaos? Dive into a whimsical adventure where the line between imagination and reality is delightfully thin.

From the publisher

45th Anniversary Edition. When it came to imagination, Benjamin Dilley was right up there with Einstein, Steve Jobs, and whoever came up with the idea for Disneyland. There wasn’t anything Benjamin couldn’t imagine, except maybe an honest politician or the idea of kissing a (ugh!) girl. Well, he could have if he’d wanted to I suppose but, gee, a guy has to draw the line somewhere! Just about anything else was subject to his delightfully developed imagination, either in full color, black and white, 3D, with sound or without. As you will learn upon reading the story, this included a hippo dressed as an army general, a goat driving a sports car and a genie in (and out of) a bottle just to name a few. Remember the days when you could do that? I still do it all the time, but folks seem to look at me a little strangely. They tend to say things like, “A little old for that kinda stuff, aren’t you, pops?”

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