false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190000713m/1897975.jpg 120705 5 Those alligators really do get around! Whether they're entertaining elephants, making macaroni, having headaches, or throwing tantrums, the rascally reptiles are never napping! Maurice Sendak's alphabet book will have young "readers" reciting their ABC's in no time. The three-color illustrations endear these quite quarrelsome critters to readers' hearts. Mom, Dad, and Junior are brimming with personality; the collective images create a complete picture of the nutty--yet remarkably familiar--household. Somehow, these likable lizards manage to capture the foibles and peculiarities of human nature better than many bipeds ever could. Yet beneath their very vain and sometimes shockingly spoiled surface, the friendly fanged creatures have a charm that no one can resist. Sendak, beloved author-illustrator of such classics as <I>Where the Wild Things Are</I>, <I>In the Night Kitchen</I>, and <I>Chicken Soup with Rice</I>, much like his green gator gang, is always getting giggles. (Baby to preschool) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 1399516 1969 Alligators All Around total:309|5:128|4:105|3:67|2:8|1:1| 309 1278 346 15 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 04:06:03 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 04:08:49 -0700 2009 Really Rosie. Really Rosie is also a musical play for children and "Alligators All Around" is (in my opinion) the best song in the play. If you have a little one and you are sick of the regular "ABC" song, d...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 15:12:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 15:14:28 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 21:16:29 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 21:17:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 20:18:17 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 20:19:09 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 17:30:54 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 17:35:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 30 19:14:20 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 19:17:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 15:51:07 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 15:53:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 06:24:28 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 13:53:51 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 15 20:22:24 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 13 21:22:50 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1969 Wed Jun 04 16:14:20 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 16:16:51 -0700 2008 ]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 07 13:29:42 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 13:31:47 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 01 22:13:51 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 18:33:49 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 16:09:42 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 16:11:07 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 09 09:05:48 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 09:08:23 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 25 20:29:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 20:30:27 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Dec 04 20:34:57 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 20:34:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 24 06:42:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 06:42:46 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 18:55:55 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 18:55:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 21 19:52:04 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 19:52:04 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 21 18:31:01 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 18:31:01 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1897975