Fredericks Alligator

by Esther Allen Peterson

Other authorsSusanna Natti (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1979

Status

Available

Collection

Publication

Crown Publishers (1988), Edition: 1st, 32 pages

Description

Frederick has always claimed to have wild animals in his house. Then one day he really does become the owner of a baby alligator.

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Frederick is prone to exaggeration and, well, lying. When he's mad at his mother or his teacher or the mailman, he tells them all about his wolf, his bear, his lion in the closet is going to come out one day and harm them. "Sure, Frederick".

Until the day he finds an actual baby alligator and brings
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it in to show-and-tell, and all of a sudden his doubters aren't sure if he really has all those wild animal pets or not. (He lets the alligator go.)
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Language

Original language

English

ISBN

0517535971 / 9780517535974
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