Alligators All Around: An Alphabet (The Nutshell Library)

Sendak, Maurice

ISBN 10: 0833564927 ISBN 13: 9780833564924

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1999

Synopsis

"An alligator jamboree, with all the letters--A through Z". With its toothy alligators, who burst balloons, imitate Indians, and even ride reindeer--here's the book that has children chanting their alphabet in no time at all. Three-color illustrations.

About this title

About the Author

Maurice Sendak's children's books have sold over 30 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop! and Nutshell Library. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government.

From the Back Cover

An alligator jamboree, with all the letters A through Z."

Edition details

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0833564927
• ISBN 13: 9780833564924
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Language: English