A review by alanaleigh
There's an Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer

5.0

There are books from your childhood that are indelibly burned into your imagination... and Mercer Mayer's There's an Alligator Under My Bed is one of those books for me. The story of a boy planning to lure out the alligator from under his bed is coupled with illustrations that I can recall with near perfect clarity. Perhaps it's because I never found the generic "monsters" genre to be all that scary, I appreciated Mayer's alligator substitution. In addition, Mayer provided a practical plan for all those kids who needed to rid themselves of an under-the-bed-animal-predator. The image of the boy's arms filled with various kinds of tempting edible goods... it makes me snicker to this day. Every kid should be introduced to Mayer's fabulous books -- and I suggest you start with this one.