By Jarvis (author) , Jarvis (illustrator)
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Glorious illustrations tell this story that is both nicely scary and neatly resolved. Everyone knows that alligators are scary! Right? Alan comes from a long line of scary alligators and, with his HUGE white and sharply-pointed teeth he has a happy time scaring all the other creatures in the pond. Alan takes great care of his teeth; he brushes them for at least ten minutes a day so that they look super-sharp and frightening.
But, what the other creatures don’t know is that Alan has a very big secret…What will Alan do when everyone finds out?
An alligator who snaps, becomes an alligator who th-naps in this hilarious, heart-warming story of making new friends and discovering who you really are. Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret. Famed for his big, scary teeth, he sneaks into the jungle every day to scare the jungle animals ...
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“I’m big, scary Alan! Fear my razor-sharp teeth!” But after a long day of scaring, Alan likes nothing better than to run a warm mud bath and take out his false teeth, which nobody knows about! That is, until his teeth go missing. What will Alan do now? Scaring is the only thing he knows how to do! Can he still be scary without them?
A goofy comedy of self-discovery, witty, warm-hearted storytelling and bright graphic art will make this (and Alan!) a firm children’s book favourite.
A riotous jungle romp about a crocodile with an embarrassing secret. It's great fun. -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller
Jarvis studied graphic design and previously worked as both a record sleeve designer and an animation director before becoming a children's book illustrator.
His books with Walker include The Boy with Flowers in His Hair, Follow Me, Flo!, Tropical Terry, Mrs Mole, I’m Home! and Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth, which won the V&A Best Illustrated Book.
He is also the illustrator of the much-loved "Pick a ..." series written by Patricia Toht, Pick a Pine Tree, Pick a Pumpkin and Pick a Perfect Egg. Jarvis lives in Manchester with his wife and their dog and cat.
About his picture book inspiration, Jarvis says, " The way I work is always visual. I will have an image or character in mind and I pull a story out of it. I doodle and doodle and doodle until I get it right ."
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An alligator who snaps, becomes an alligator who th-naps in this hilarious, heart-warming story of making new friends and discovering who you really are. Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Alan's Big, Scary Teeth and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends
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Alan's Big, Scary Teeth was written by Jarvis and published by Walker Books Ltd
Alan's Big, Scary Teeth has 32 pages
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