Quirky, clever, charming, and silly, it’s a perfect alphabet introduction for young children. For young readers, “Alligators All Around” with its identifiable family doing things together is immensely engaging. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. “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. Produced by: Maria Gracia Turgeon, Habib Attia. 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. Alligators All Around will continue to make children giggle while learning their ABCs with these silly. From Maurice Sendak’s Nutshell Library comes this nontraditional alligator alphabet book.
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