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kristenremenar's review against another edition
4.0
Just enough suspense is built here for little ones as an alligator comes "creeping... creeping... creeping up the stairs" toward three little kids. And were the kids in the story scared? "You bet they were!" As the alligator approaches with some great descriptive verbs (slithered, swoooooshed, gnashing) the kids run in terror, until, having had enough of "all this scary alligator stuff", they shout, "Alligator, you get out!" And now it's the alligator who is scared and runs away. Great for the Craft & Structure Common Core State Standard and for a writing lesson on descriptive verbs.
staciam's review against another edition
4.0
better than the story itself, this would be a great read-aloud
kortirion's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so fun to read aloud! It really lends itself to a dramatic reading, with sound effects, and yelling, and the kids get involved, too. The tension builds as the alligator stalks the three kids in their apartment, until the fun conclusion with its theme of facing your monsters. I love the poetry in this book, too. It beautifully illustrates the atmosphere and the action.
beckyroy19's review against another edition
5.0
Great, Great, Great book!!! My 3 year old loved it. We got it at the library yesterday and have already read it tons of times.
emmarj's review against another edition
3.0
Yet another book received from my library that I assume is missing pages, possibly the entire first part of the story. I started with an alligator crawling up the stairs. I'm not sure how he got there or what the children are doing home alone. Very strange, needless to say. What I did read sounded like a lot of fun.
howattp's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely wouldn't read this for Children's storytime! It's really good, but too scary.
libraryjen's review against another edition
4.0
Super fun! The repeated question/answer of "Were the children scared?" "Yes they were!" draws listeners in and invites participation and anticipation from even the youngest crowd. This is a great group read aloud for the preK crowd!
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