Review: AAAlligator!

AAAlligator! by Judith Henderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Everything about AAAlligator! is fun. It's silly without crossing over into the terrible sense of humor writing people fall into when telling stories to kids. I read it out loud, acting out the characters as I went, and was having a splendid time of it. My audience was youtube and phone addicted children and this got them to stop everything electronic and become captivated over something positive for once. The pictures were also really well done. The style fit the story perfectly and there's a lot of little subtle humorous things hiding throughout.

The story is about a boy who goes into the woods and meets an Alligator. At first he feeds the Alligator and then sings it a lullaby but the next day it shows up at his house. They become friends, much to the townspeople's discomfort. Then they realize the Alligator is not that bad and want to give him all of their leftovers. As long as he eats those, he wont eat people, you see. The Mayor, however, does not like this. The Alligator has to hide while everyone bands together to try to come up with a solution. Eventually, they disguise the Alligator as a whale because why not. And it works!

I loved this so much. This is the type of book that Youth Service Librarians and Teachers would read to children. It's funny, captivating, and has a charming quality to it overall.

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