Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Lexile Measure: 490L (What's this?)
Series: There's a
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Dial Books; 1st edition (March 30, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0803703740
ISBN-13: 978-0803703742
Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 0.3 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #26,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Alligators & Crocodiles #186 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Sleep
In this Mercer Mayer classic, children are enthralled to find a little boy who insists that there is an alligator living under his bed. My kindergarten students love the child's antics as he tries to catch the alligator. When I teach facts about alligators, I use this book to help the children understand the difference between facts and fantasy. Also, by listing the foods that the child uses for alligator bait in the story, children can make a nice salad. This book gets imagination running and enthusiasm in high gear!
This book is about a boy who has an alligator under his bed and he is the only one who sees it. His parents don't believe him so he has to get it out for himself. So he goes down to the kitchen and gets some Alligator bait and makes a trail from his bed to the Garage and waits for the alligator to come out. He follows him down the stairs and to the garage. When the alligator gets to the garage he hurries up and shuts the door and goes back to bed. But then he realizes what if his dad can't get the car out of the garage because the alligator is in the way. So he leaves his dad a little note telling him that there is an alligator in the garage and if he needs help getting it out to call him.I like this book because it is cute and funny. I used to love to read this book when I was a little kid in elementary school. I think a lot of kids did well at my school. I also liked this book because it is short and easy for little kids to read. I recommend this for little kids in elementary school.
I read to children weekly (...) and this book is always a hit. It will capture the full attention of children of all ages and spark their imagination as well. It is fun to read and so clearly makes a hero of the little boy that it always invokes a cheer from the crowd! This book is a must for your child's library, but remember to remind them that there won't be any alligator's under their bed (they will ask)!
Such a great book. I was obsessed with this book when I was kid. I remember the trail of candy going down the stairs leading the alligator to the garage. So happy to have bought it again so I can share it with my little one. It's wonderful to be able to share the stories you loved as a child with your own child!
I read the Mercer Mayer books to our children, now our grandchildren are enjoying them. Our 3 year old granddaughter loves this one in particular. These are classics and a must-have for your children's book collection. The story is a masterpiece showing how a child's imagination works.
This book is wonderful. I read it to my 2 1/2 year old daughter and she loves it. The language is simple enough for little ones to follow yet exciting enough to catch their interest. The format of this book makes it easy to remember what comes next. I can recite the whole book from heart! This is truly a must have book for young readers.
I bought this book for my yet to be born nephew. He's due next month. It'll be a while before he can appreciate the book, but I thought it was cute and, well, there is a kind of family joke that has to do with alligators so it's perfect.But, it also tells a short story of a little boy who figures out a way to show his parents that what he has been telling them is true. Be careful which door you open, you might let the alligator loose.
The story is simple: the little boy imagines an alligator lives under his bed, but mom & dad never see it, so he decides to take matters into his own hands and get the alligator out of his room. An imaginative and creative story that makes something potentially "scary" more lighthearted and funny.
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