Monty

by James Stevenson

A sensitive and intelligent alligator teaches three other animals that nothing in life should be taken for granted, in a story illustrated in strip format

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

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Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Friendly gator Monty provides a way to and from school for some little ingrates. They learn a new appreciation for his transportation service when he goes on vacation, leaving them to devise other ways of crossing the river. Cute, but not particularly memorable.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every day Monty, an alligator, carried duck, frog, and rabbit across the river to school. One day he went on an alligator vacation, so they had to try to find another way to get across. Nothing was working out! Cute story.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Monty the alligator helps his friends Tom, Doris, and Arthur cross the river to school every morning. What happens when Monty goes on vacation?

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unsung children's classic. Sweetly told, but with sharp humour - if you can get your hands on a copy of this book about helping friends but NOT taking advantage of them, do.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

July 2018 - I don't remember reading James Stevenson as a kid, but I love his sense of humor, and Ben enjoyed this one.

[Amanda Schwind · Rating 3 out of 5]

Social Emotional Learning

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Please and thank you are important words.

[Míriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soy fan de las 4 tortugas 🐢 🐢🐢🐢

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

An awesome story that my son and I read every day while he grew up!