What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Beach? (Little Crocodile)

by Eva Montanari (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

A little crocodile explores the beach and campsite in this colorful, noisy book filled with sounds and new experiences that are sure to delight toddlers. For fans of Bark, George.

What sounds does Little Crocodile hear on a trip to the beach? The sunscreen goes squirt wave goes splash the fish goes blub. The seagulls go ark, arkThe watch goes tick, tock the crocodile says . . . WAHHHH! In this charming book of sounds, Little Crocodile goes camping and visits the beach with Big Crocodile and experiences sand, sun, independence, and play, ultimately enjoying their day . . . after a small meltdown, of course!

Little ones will delight in the adorable illustrations and fun read-aloud, and parents will delight in the sly humor and familiar emotional rollercoaster of a toddler's day.

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Review quotes

"[E]ach enchanting page highlights a different activity in this lovely day. A feast for the eyes and ears, this beach and bedtime story will be read and reread often." —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"[A] charming book of sounds. . . . Parents and children will both find joy and humor in this story." —Story Monsters Ink

"It's challenging to create believable, non-generic, characters with this proportion of words and images, but Montanari succeeds. Her crocodile child, friends, and family are lively individuals, interacting with one another in a way that will immediately evoke recognition from young readers." —Imaginary Elevators
Eva Montanari
EVA MONTANARI was born in Rimini, five minutes away from the sea. She has always loved reading and has been inventing her own stories for as long as she can remember. Using traditional techniques -- pencil, chalk, oil and acrylics -- she creates playful tableaux populated with endearing characters. Since 2000, her books have been published all over the world, and her work has been featured in many exhibitions such as the Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators' Exhibition, the Original Art Show at the New York Society of Illustrators, the Sarmede International Illustration exhibition, the Nami Island International Children's Book Festival and the Sharjah Book Fair.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781774881552
Lexile Measure
320
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Tundra Books (NY)
Publication date
March 20, 2023
Series
Little Crocodile
BISAC categories
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV009110 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Sounds
JUV002010 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Alligators & Crocodiles
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Beaches
Crocodiles
Animal fiction

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