Alligator Arrived With Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast

by Crescent Dragonwagon, Jose Aruego (Illustrator)

Overview

There's going to be a feast! And everyone is here with food from A to Z! There is Elderberry Elixir from Elephant and Mocha Mousse made by Mouse. By the time Zebra Zips in with his Zaftig Zucchini, there will be enough food to feed a zoo! So come and join the party and don't forget your appetite!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780027330908
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/30/1987
Edition description:	AMERICAN ed.
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD340L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Crescent Dragonwagon’s books for children include Half a Moon and One Whole Star and Home Place. She’s also the author of several novels, a book of poetry, and cookbooks, such as Passionate Vegetarian. With her late husband Ned Shank, she is the cofounder of the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where she lives. You can also visit her at Dragonwagon.com, where the weather is whatever you'd like it to be.

Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey have illustrated many books together—he draws the outlines and designs the pages; she paints the illustrations. Aruego, a native of the Philippines, was a lawyer before becoming an illustrator, and now lives in New York City. Dewey was born in Chicago and also lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

In this jaunty concept book, a motley menagerie assembles a bounteous Thanksgiving repast. PW said, ``Bouncy illustrations give this meal a carnival-like merriment, making it a jubilant feast for the eyes.'' Ages 5-8. (Sept.)

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