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Alligator Shoes
A Reading Rainbow Book! This zany alligator with a love for footwear is guaranteed to make you laugh—no ifs, and, or boots about it.
Alvin the alligator loves to watch people—more specifically, their shoes. But his interest leads to fun and a bit of trouble when he spends the night locked in a shoe store trying on the merchandise!
"It's funny immediately."— The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Dorros [has] a genuine, offhand comic talent."— Kirkus Reviews
"In this zany story, the surprise ending carries an artfully-hidden message."— The Weekly Washington
Alvin the alligator loves to watch people—more specifically, their shoes. But his interest leads to fun and a bit of trouble when he spends the night locked in a shoe store trying on the merchandise!
"It's funny immediately."— The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Dorros [has] a genuine, offhand comic talent."— Kirkus Reviews
"In this zany story, the surprise ending carries an artfully-hidden message."— The Weekly Washington
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
September 8, 2020
Very funny and eclectic easy reader! Daily reading homework.
December 6, 2010
Alvin the alligator loves watching people, more importantly their shoes. One night, he gets locked in a shoe store and spends the night trying on all types of shoes. He falls asleep in a giant pile of shoes and wakes up the next morning with someone tugging at his feet for alligator shoes. Alvin discovers, he likes alligator feet the best.
Teaches kids to be happy with the way they look and not compare them self to others.
Teaches kids to be happy with the way they look and not compare them self to others.
February 20, 2012
Alivin lives in the city. He went shoe shopping and got locked in the store. He tried on all the shoes, then fell asleep. This is where the most fun illustrations are. Then he fell asleep. Someone thought there were alligator shoes, but they were alligator shoes.
I liked the vegetarian subtext, like Charlotte's Web, and Frankenstein. To read a good book on that, read Alice Adams The Sexual Politics of Meat.
I liked the vegetarian subtext, like Charlotte's Web, and Frankenstein. To read a good book on that, read Alice Adams The Sexual Politics of Meat.
June 30, 2007
I think I won this book for winning a coloring contest as a wee one--but it's possible that was one of the coloring contests I made my older sister use her superior skills to win for me...
March 13, 2008
I still remember the Reading Rainbow episode featuring this book - great fun.
March 11, 2010
Very cute! Classic! Small format.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews