Staff at the Roald Dahl Museum are trying to track down 141 soft toy tortoises in time for a special event next year.

It is for an upcoming display on Esio Trot, the final Roald Dahl children's story to be published in his lifetime.

The tale has been adapted for a BBC film which will be screened on New Year's Day.

Staff at the museum in the author's honour in Great Missenden are looking for 141 toy tortoises for use in a Chiddlers' Hour Esio Trot Special from 10-11am on Tuesday, January 13.

Afterwards the cuddly creatures will be raffled off to raise money for the museum’s hospital storytelling programme.

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