![]() ![]() ![]() “ordering oatmeal” often earns giggles and the “forever fooling” Dad giving the young alligator a piggy-back ride is downright adorable.Īlthough inquisitive alphabet-learning readers may not entertain elephants or keep kangaroos or ride reindeer, they will readily connect with catching colds and getting giggles and never napping. And young children love the nonsensical qualities. Today “Imitating Indians” or “Pushing People” readily fall into problematic areas nevertheless, it is impossible to deny the uniqueness of the muted illustrations and the consistent pattern of the narrative that, fifty-eight years after its writing, continues to focus on helping young readers understand the alphabet. Although a bit dated, the nonsensical, alliterative book features a family of alligators doing all sorts of things that families might do together, with each activity matching a letter of the alphabet. From Maurice Sendak’s Nutshell Library comes this nontraditional alligator alphabet book. ![]()
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