Bill and Pete by Tomie de Paola*

My eight year old read this book to himself and thought it was a fun read!
Bill is a crocodile who lives along the Nile.  Pete, a plover bird, is his friend and toothbrush (plover birds cleaning crocodile's teeth is apparently a myth according to a zoologist's blog).
When Bill is captured by the "Bad Guy", Pete proves to be even more useful!
Exciting and fun!
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.