What Does Little Crocodile Say?

by Eva Montanari

Overview

A little crocodile explores a day at preschool in this colorful, noisy book filled with sounds and new experiences -- some wonderful, some not -- that are sure to delight toddlers.

What sounds does the Little Crocodile hear on the first day of preschool?
The alarm clock goes ring, ring
The car goes vroom vroom
The elephant says peekaboo
The drum goes rat-a-tat
The food goes nom nom nom
And the crocodile says... WAHHHH!

In this charming book of sounds, a little crocodile experiences the highs and lows of preschool, 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780735268142
Publisher:	Tundra
Publication date:	06/15/2021
Series:	Little Crocodile
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Lexile:	AD260L (what's this?)
File size:	26 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

"This endearing take on a common preschool scenario will make an appealing read-aloud at home or school." —STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews

"Montanari’s economic, softly textured pencil crayon drawings and intimate, inventive vignette framings (a bird’s-eye view of multispecies nap time is endearing and funny) provide plenty to linger over, and deliver the gentle persuasion that reluctant, or sensorially sensitive, preschoolers need." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"Montanari brings to children and parents the direct emotional experience of separation, sweetened by beautiful art." —Imaginary Elevators

"A beautiful book about a little crocodile’s first day of school." —TheBabySpot.ca

"Cute illustrations and simple text make this a fun read-aloud and a great introduction to adjusting to the first day of preschool." —Calgary Herald

From the Publisher

★ 2021-04-14
Montanari presents Little Crocodile’s preschool day as a series of sounds, from the alarm’s “ring ring” to many “MUAH”s—kisses celebrating Big Crocodile’s return.

Visual cues disclose Little Crocodile’s increasing anxiety as they “hup hup” up the stairs to the classroom door, where a bespectacled caregiving elephant greets them. The multispecies playmates oink, meow, tweet, and ribbit; the “wolf says aroooo!” Except for the fact that these children are all animals, it’s an instantly familiar scene. “And what does Little Crocodile say? // WWWWAAH / WWWWAAH”—a meltdown sure to resonate with grown-ups galore. Many sounds (all conveyed in the author/illustrator’s hand lettering) are familiarly represented: the “splash” of water in the sink, the “vroom vroom” of the car. Refreshing additions include the zipper’s “zzzt,” the “bleep” of the car’s keyless lock, and the group lunch’s “nom nom nom.” Montanari’s simple crayon drawings tenderly telegraph the elephant’s expertise in easing Little Crocodile’s transition to the preschool setting. Cuddled on teacher’s lap for storytime, followed by some “rat-a-tat”-ting on a big drum, the croc is soon leading the line of trumpet-playing children. As the “nap goes ZZZ ZZZ,” the little ones, zonked, sprawl in an amusing array of positions. Big Crocodile’s arrival and a farewell “see you tomorrow!” wrap up an emotionally—and aurally—rich day.

This endearing take on a common preschool scenario will make an appealing read-aloud at home or school. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews