Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Henderson, Judith, author. Title: AAAlligator! / Judith Henderson, Andrea Stegmaier. Publisher, Date: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2020] ©2020 Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm Summary: "When a boy encounters an alligator while hiking in the woods, he immediately jumps back and cries, "AAAlligator!". But he soon realizes the alligator needs his help, so he bravely steps up, even though he is afraid. His good deed done, he heads home, thinking that was the end of that. But later that evening, he hears a rustling outside his window -- the alligator! Waiting ... but not in a hungry way. Over time, the boy and the alligator become friends -- and one day, they venture into town. "AAAlligator! AAAlligator!" the townspeople cry. Everyone is very upset -- especially the mayor, who makes an official proclamation: "NO ALLIGATORS, blah, blah, blah." The boy and the alligator are forced to go home. That night, a crowd gathers outside the boy's door, led by the mayor. The alligator has to go, the mayor tells the boy. The boy asks the crowd to consider the alligator, who is friendly, and helpful, and hungry, and lonely ... It's food for thought. The townspeople talk it over. But the mayor insists, "NO ALLIGATORS!" The townspeople disperse. "Silly proclamation" ... "He hasn't even eaten anyone yet!" ... "It's not fair." The boy is worried. What's going to happen to the alligator? But then, to his surprise, the townspeople start secretly bringing their leftovers to feed the alligator -- and over time, the alligator becomes part of their community. The townspeople elect a new mayor, who writes a new proclamation, and everyone lives happily ever after ... proving that sometimes you just have to break the rules!"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Alligators -- Juvenile fiction. City and town life -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Alligators -- Fiction. City and town life -- Fiction. Friendship -- Fiction. Alligators -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Vie urbaine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Amitié -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. Alligators. City and town life. Friendship. Genre: Picture books for children. picture books. Fiction. Juvenile works. Picture books. Children's stories -- Pictorial works. Picture books. Livres d'images. Other Author: Stegmaier, Andrea, illustrator. Uçar, Yasemin, editor. Other Title: Alligator! Notes: "Edited by Yasemin Uçar"--Page preceding title page. Lexile 520L. Washington Children's Choice ISBN: 9781525301513 1525301519 Other Number: 1124957491 System Availability: 6 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 6 # Local items in: 6 # System items in: 6 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Author Biography Judith Henderson is an Emmy Award-winning children's TV composer and producer. She is the author of the Big Words Small Stories series. Judith lives in Montreal, Quebec. - (Grand Central Pub) Large Cover Image Suggestions and more Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1