Alligator Sue
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Book Overview
"All you can do is be who you is." Suzanne Marie Sabine Chicot Thibodeaux (called Sue for short) lives on a houseboat deep in Louisiana's Atchafalaya Swamp. One lazy summer afternoon when the air grows heavier than a catfish's bath towel, a hurricane swoops Sue up -- only to drop her like a hot patate into the swamp below. Sue finds herself nose-to-snout with a queen-sized, prickly-backed mama Alligator. Luckily, Mama Coco is no ordinary gator. She invites Sue into her family and teaches her all she knows. Sue tries hard to be an alligator; still, every once in a while, she recalls a wisp of a familiar song and begins to wonder: Who am I -- a Gator or a Girl? How this spirited heroine claims her identity and her name -- Alligator Sue -- makes a funny, affecting, and wise tale, illustrated with irresistible joie de vivre.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374302189
ISBN13:9780374302184
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Melanie Kroupa Books
Length:40 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.3" x 11.3"
Age Range:5 years and up
Grade Range:Kindergarten and higher
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Hysterical!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
My kids, and myself loved this book so much at the library, we had to have a copy for ourselves. The pictures are great, the story is too funny, and you just can't help but read aloud with a Southern accent!
Just Lovely!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I really liked this book. I did this book for a reader's theater and it turn out pretty good. I am sure ole Alligator Sue's author would have love to see that play!
Excellent Book with Lots of Cajun Local Color
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
My four-year-old daughter first got this book as a loan from the local library, and liked it so much that I bought her a copy to keep. Kids love Sue's free-spirit character and are fascinated by the alligators with whom Sue grows up and regards as her siblings. The book is broken up into three or four chapters, all colorfully illustrated. Because the book is a bit long for younger children, I find it best to read only one or two chapters at a time. Highly recommended.
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