Gator Gator Gator

(Hardback)

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*A Bank Street College of Education Best Childrens Books of the Year*

From the author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree:

Do you wanna Wanna see

Lets go find that gator, gator, gator!

COME WITH ME!

Put on your life jacket, hop in the boat, and raise your binocularsits time to go on an adventure!

In Daniel Bernstroms follow-up to the critically acclaimed One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, a fearless little girl takes off in search of a giant gatorbut shes not going into that swamp alone! No way! She wants YOU, the reader, to come along.

Off you go, peering through the lush landscapes, looking for that gator! But each time you think you see it Oops! Just a fox. Or some ducks! Or a snake. Maybe youll never find the gator, gator, gator . . .

With stunning illustrations from Sendak Fellow Frann Preston-Gannon, readers experience the feeling of being on a real adventure deep in the swamp. Rhyming, repeating, and exhilarating, the text is a delightful read-aloud romp that will entertain and make everyones heart skip a beat!

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"With full-page spreads of bold color, especially blues and greens, Preston-Gannon invites young readers to notice and discuss the clearly illustrated flora and fauna." -- Kirkus Reviews

"This story's inclusive, mildly spooky plot and its visual details will engage kids and encourage rereading for what they might have missed." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Frann Preston-Gannon is a London-based illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in 2010. In 2011 she was the UK's first recipient of a Sendak Fellowship and spent a month in residence working with the great Maurice Sendak. She was awarded a bronze in the no.8 3x3 Annual of Contemporary llustration for her unpublished children's work. Frann is the author of The Journey Home (9781843652090) and Dinosaur Farm (9781843652113).