Alligators all Around : : an Alphabet

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Call Number: E SEN, Kids Book / Picture Books / Concepts / Alphabet
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E SEN	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Concepts / Alphabet	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Youth level.

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Includes Insensitive Cultural Content submitted by Meginator on August 11, 2021, 4:44pm Content Note: One illustration includes an outdated and negatively stereotypical portrayal of Indigenous Americans.
Despite its age (and the entry for I, alluded to above), this alphabet book holds up exceptionally well over time, largely due to its simplicity. Each letter of the alphabet finds members of an alligator family engaging in various activities described with two to three words beginning with the letter in question. Sendak’s solution for the perpetually vexing X is clever, if a bit of a cheat, and unfortunately the least convincing entry comes at the end with Z. However, the illustrations are clever (even if the outfits are a bit dated!) and take the words literally, often to excellent humorous effect. Watch out for I, but consider giving this older alphabet book a look for its excellent visual sense of humor.