Gator Gumbo

Fleming, Candace. Gator Gumbo. Illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. ISBN 0374380503. $16.00. Ages 4-8.

We like this book because Gator is a trickster like Little Red Hen, Hansel and Gretel. Also, like in Stone Soup and the Gingerbread Man. Monsieur Gator is funny in the middle because he started to jump around. We like that the critters kept repeating words. We did not like that the critters teased Gator. We did not like when the critters threw stuff at Gator. We would change that Gator had a friend. We would change that the critters would not be eaten by Gator. We would recommend this book to 2nd grade and up because there are lots of words. We learned that we should not tease people. We learned not to be mean to others.

S. W. and J. M., Glendale-Feilbach Elementary, Toledo Public Schools, Toledo, Ohio