Alistair Underwater

Alistair Grittle

by Matthew Sadler

Exploring an underwater cave in his homemade submarine, Alistair helps the frog people get rid of the dreaded monster Gooze

Genres: Picture Books, Fantasy, Childrens, Juvenile

Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Powers Family]

We like Alistair. The stories are simple but clever. And the illustrations are fun.

[Shawn Deal]

Alistair loves the water. What's a kid going to do when he loves the water so much and must know more about it---make a submarine of course. Then the adventure begins....

[Diane]

Alistair loves exploring the pond in their backyard. So, he builds a submarine to explore even further. He finds an underground cavern and then meets the frog people. He helps them solve their problems with the Gooze.

Cute — surprise ending.

[Daryl Nagai]

I wanted to buy this book so I could see the illustration of Alistair's bedroom. I remembered his bedroom as having many shelves filled with aquariums, terrariums, and jars with fish, reptiles and amphibians, and bugs in them.

[Lynn Davidson]

Alistair, an ordinary schoolboy, had unusual talents. He loved water so much he built a submarine and went exploring in the pond where he made an amazing discovery. Fun story and illustrations.

[Sara Avrams]

Alistair strikes again!

Always fun to read, Alistair climbs to new heights of wonder. I love these stories. What will happen next. Who can tell!?!

[Mary]

Another quirky fantasy adventure about the unflappable and studious Alistair Grittle. This time Alistair is exploring the pond close to his home and of course, he builds a submarine for his explorations. With the submarine, Alistair meets the frog people and the Gooze. The book's punchline on the last page is especially amusing. An entertaining picture book for readers who have enjoyed Sadler's Alistair stories and/or appreciate humorous sci-fi picture books.

[moonisahh]

A definite must read!!!

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023)]

2* art
3* story

This is like sci-fi for preschoolers. And fun! Lots of imagination. Squirt tells stories on this line himself.

[Cammie Thurston]

Alistair is a funny story about an odd kid who was very smart and liked to collect things from the pond by his house. Alistair built himself a submarine so that he could adventure underwater. When he went underwater he discovered different creatures and a cavern. In the cavern he discovered frog people down deep in the cavern who were being terrorized by the goose. Alistair helped the frog people from the goose and returned back to his pond. I like this book as child because it would never happen in real life but it was so fun to read about. I remember thinking that the frog people were funny and interesting to read about. I would keep this book in my classroom library if I were a first grade teacher. This kind of of book allows students to go wild with their imagination. After reading this book kids could talk about their hobbies and what they might find if they keep looking or learning.