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32 pp.
| Greenwillow |
April, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-06-077754-0$15.99
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Illustrated by
Nick Maland.
When an alligator creeps into the apartment of three siblings, "Were the children scared? / YOU BET THEY WERE!" The repeated refrain adds suspense; the lighthearted illustrations make the story not too scary. The children finally order the alligator out "and was the alligator scared? / YOU BET IT WAS!" (In an urban legend nod, he retreats to the sewers.)