A review by luann
Gator Gumbo: A Spicy-Hot Tale by Candace Fleming, Sally Anne Lambert

4.0

If you replace the little red hen with old Monsieur Gator, switch out the lazy farmyard animals with a possum, an otter, and a stripe-tailed skunk, make gumbo instead of bread, and set the whole thing in the bayou, you've got Gator Gumbo by Candace Fleming! Read this aloud with a cajun accent and a little sass and you've got a recipe for a fun, slightly sinister read-aloud. If you are reading this to very young children, you might want to prepare them for the end by making sure they know that alligators are predators. This twist on the familiar tale is a lot of fun, and Sally Anne Lambert's illustrations go with the story perfectly. The recipe for Maman's Spicy-Hot Gumbo on the back cover is a nice touch.