Alligator Boy

A boy is just plain tired of being a boy. So, he becomes an alligator--and it suits him just fine! His worried mother is comforted by the vet, who reassures her that all will be well, as long as the young alligator boy continues to attend school, of course. Whether scaring the class bully with his commanding grin or singing from his impressive snout in the choir, this brand-new lizard is ready to live his life with great green gusto. 
    
With Cynthia Rylant's buoyant rhyming text and Diane Goode's irresistible illustrations, this inspired celebration of the power of a child's imagination is full of whimsical details and reptilian glee. 

CYNTHIA RYLANT is the acclaimed author of more than a hundred books for young people, and her novel Missing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

DIANE GOODE has illustrated more than forty picture books, including The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet by Deborah Hautzig, which has sold more than a million and a half copies, and the Caldecott Honor Book When I Was Young in the Mountains, also written by Cynthia Rylant. She lives in Watchung, New Jersey.

CYNTHIA RYLANT is the acclaimed author of more than a hundred books for young people, and her novelMissing May received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

DIANE GOODE has illustrated more than forty picture books, including The Story of the Nutcracker Balletby Deborah Hautzig, which has sold more than a million and a half copies, and the Caldecott Honor BookWhen I Was Young in the Mountains, also written by Cynthia Rylant. She lives in Watchung, New Jersey.