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There's an Alligator under My Bed

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In this Mercer Mayer classic, children are enthralled to find a little boy who insists that there is an alligator living under his bed. My kindergarten students love the child's antics as he tries to catch the alligator. When I teach facts about alligators, I use this book to help the children understand the difference between facts and fantasy. Also, by listing the foods that the child uses for alligator bait in the story, children can make a nice salad. This book gets imagination running and enthusiasm in high gear!

This book is about a boy who has an alligator under his bed and he is the only one who sees it. His parents don't believe him so he has to get it out for himself. So he goes down to the kitchen and gets some Alligator bait and makes a trail from his bed to the Garage and waits for the alligator to come out. He follows him down the stairs and to the garage. When the alligator gets to the garage he hurries up and shuts the door and goes back to bed. But then he realizes what if his dad can't get the car out of the garage because the alligator is in the way. So he leaves his dad a little note telling him that there is an alligator in the garage and if he needs help getting it out to call him.
I like this book because it is cute and funny. I used to love to read this book when I was a little kid in elementary school. I think a lot of kids did well at my school. I also liked this book because it is short and easy for little kids to read. I recommend this for little kids in elementary school.

I read to children weekly (...) and this book is always a hit. It will capture the full attention of children of all ages and spark their imagination as well. It is fun to read and so clearly makes a hero of the little boy that it always invokes a cheer from the crowd! This book is a must for your child's library, but remember to remind them that there won't be any alligator's under their bed (they will ask)!

This book is wonderful. I read it to my 2 1/2 year old daughter and she loves it. The language is simple enough for little ones to follow yet exciting enough to catch their interest. The format of this book makes it easy to remember what comes next. I can recite the whole book from heart! This is truly a must have book for young readers.

My five year old son loves this book! It is a great way to help young kids conquer their fears of the dark. I also recommend There's a Nightmare in My Closet and There's Something in the Attic by Mercer Mayer.

I read this book when I was a child. I am now in college and writing a paper on my favorite children's book. This is definitely it. I used to read the pages over and over again. I love the illustrations that bring the story to life. I also love There's Something in my Attic and There's a Monster in my Closet.

I bought this book at a library book sale. My 3yr. old grandaughter now knows it by heart! The pictures and story are delightful.Mercer Mayer knows how children think!

My 3 year old son and 5 year old daughter love this book! It is a must read every night before bed. The illustration is wonderful and the story absolutely adorable!!!!

Alligator problems dont happen often, but when it did it just happen to be under a little kid's bed, he had no name in the story. I think this is a cute story about responsibility.
Instead of depending on his parent the little kid takes care of it on his own by thinking of a plan. The plan was wise enough, I thought it was humerous how it was some what possible. The little kid maid a trail to the garage and closed the door. What was really cute was the note he left, being concerned about his dad, saying: " Dear Dad There is an alligator in the garage if you need help wake me up."
Personally I thought the whole concept of the plan was lesson learning for a kid, ages maybe 4-8, about problem soving. In and all that was a interesting book.

This has been a favorite of all three of my kids (ages 4, 3 and 1.5)!! They want to hear it again and again and try so hard to read it on their own; I read it to my four-year-old's preschool class and all the kids wanted to hear it again! I'm really animated with it and that's one reason why my kids love it so much. When we get to the "I called my mom and dad" page, I always act like we're yelling for mom and dad and they love that. You can talk about different foods/food groups in this book too. It's a winner, for sure.