LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
December 2022 Book of the Month
This lively picture book should make school drop-offs lots more fun! The format is simple but effective: a cheerful meerkat riffs on, ‘See you later, Alligator’ to deliver unique rhyming goodbyes to lots of other animals.
We’re treated to, ‘Gotta wander, Anaconda’ to ‘Too-da-loo, Kangaroo’ and ‘Squisharilla, Caterpillar.’ In all, just under 100 animal feature, all attractively illustrated by Carolyn Dinan, whether in the forest, at the beach or on the plains.
It’s very satisfying to read aloud, but should encourage everyone to join in and create their own special farewell sign-offs – a game that could run and run, developing word-power and creativity along the way.
See You Alligator is available to buy at woodenbooks.com for £6.95.
Andrea Reece
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See You Later Alligator Synopsis
See you later, Alligator ... In a while, Crocodile. Gotta wander, Anaconda ... Nice smile, Reptile!
So begins Meerkat's day, as he meets and greets almost 100 animals, in this beautiful new rhyming children's book, written by author John Martineau and with pictures by award-winning illustrator Carolyn Dinan.
This book came about as the author, John Martineau, used to invent a new animal rhyme every day to say goodbye in a diferent way to his children at the Glastonbury school gate. Eventually he compiled them all into a single rhyming poem. Wondering what to do with it next, he contacted multiple award-winning children's illustrator Carolyn Dinan, who came up with the idea of connecting the rhymes via a single character, a meerkat. The result is this instant classic and timeless book.
See You Alligator is available to buy at woodenbooks.com for £6.95.
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9781906069223 |
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1st September 2022 |
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John Martineau |
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Carolyn Dinan |
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The Squeeze Press |
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Paperback |
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24 pages |
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About John Martineau
John Martineau is the publisher of Wooden Books, and author of A Little Book of Coincidence in the Solar System. He wrote this poem to see how many different rhyming animal ways he could find to say hello and goodbye to his young kids at the school gate. Carolyn Dinan is an award-winning illustrator who has written and illustrated numerous books for leading publishers (in the UK, Europe and USA). She has been a visiting lecturer in illustration for several years at Chelsea College of Art and Design, and on the MA illustration course at Middlesex University.
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