There's an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer

Sure to become as popular as Mayer's There's a Nightmare in My Closet (Dial, 1968) and bound to be a storyhour staple.Patricia Homer, Lowville Acad. The young boy gets clever to lure out the Alligator to get it in the garage.

In this funny and beloved follow-up, Mercer Mayer faces another nighttime fear head-on. This book is about a young boy who has an alligator under his bed but every time that he is scared and tries to show his parents, they do not see it. Theres an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer (9780803703742). Publication date 1987 Topics Alligators - Fiction, Bedtime - Fiction Publisher Dial Books for Young Readers. There's an Alligator under My Bed is a classic children's book that I was read to when I was very young.

The little boy is obviously a child of the 1980s, with his hot wheels tricycle and robot transformer type toys, but the story is timeless. Theres an alligator under my bed by Mercer Mayer. The book gleams with crisp full-color watercolor illustrations, and the alligator has just the right touch of scariness. The last page shows the note he leaves for his father, telling him that there's an alligator in the garage and to wake him up 'if you need help.' Children will relate to this young hero's triumph over normal childhood fears, and they'll love his clever solution to his problem. He then follows behind as the alligator gobbles up the goodies, fresh vegetables, fruit, and even 'the last piece of pie,' making its way to the garage. He leaves a trail of food from his bed through the house to the garage door. Getting no sympathy from his parents who 'never saw it,' he forms a plan of attack. PreS-Gr 2 In one or two lines of text per page and large, boldly colored illustrations, Mercer tells the tale of a little boy who is sure that there is an alligator under his bed. Read reviews and buy Theres an Alligator Under My Bed - (Theres Something in My Room) by Mercer Mayer (Hardcover) at Target. By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th

There's an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer