Synopses & Reviews
A boy is just plain tired of being a boy. So, he becomes an alligator and it suits him just fine! His worried mother is comforted by the vet, who reassures her that all will be well, as long as the young alligator boy continues to attend school, of course. Whether scaring the class bully with his commanding grin or singing from his impressive snout in the choir, this brand-new lizard is ready to live his life with great green gusto.
With Cynthia Rylant's buoyant rhyming text and Diane Goode's irresistible illustrations, this inspired celebration of the power of a child's imagination is full of whimsical details and reptilian glee.
Review
"[A]ny youngster who has ever wanted to assume more power than childhood allows will delight in the 'good green life' that alligator boy enjoys." School Library Journal
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What a good green life for an alligator boy!
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The most affable alligator couple in town, Mr. and Mrs. Green, are up to their eyeballs in gumballs in thisand#160;Level 2 Green Light Readerand#160;involving a guessing game, prizes, good luck, and a littleand#160;math savvy.and#160;Humorous, easy-to-read text builds fluency and confidence.
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Publishers WeeklyMr. Green loves guessing games.and#160;And he has a plan to guess the number of gumballs in a GIANT gumball machine!and#160;So does Mrs. Green. Her plan involves luck, butand#160;Mr. Green's planand#160;involvesand#160;luck and math skills.and#160;Will they both be winners? And what would they do if they won all those gumballs?
The uproarious alligator antics continue in thisand#160;Level 2 Green Light Reader.
About the Author
Cynthia Rylant is the acclaimed author of more than a hundred books for young people, and her novel
Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Diane Goode has illustrated more than forty picture books, including The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet by Deborah Hautzig, which has sold more than a million and a half copies, and the Caldecott Honor Book When I Was Young in the Mountains, also written by Cynthia Rylant. She lives in Watchung, New Jersey.
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