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The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water (2013)

by Gemma Merino(Favorite Author)

4.28 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0735841632 (ISBN13: 9780735841635)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

NorthSouth

review 1: A family of crocodiles played together in the water…except for one little crocodile. There was one who didn’t like water at all. He wanted to play with the rest of the family, but they liked playing in the water and he just didn’t enjoy being wet. Eventually the little crocodile bought a swim ring so he could stay floating while swimming. But even with a swimming ring it was hard to play with the rest of the family as they dove and splashed about. Eventually the crocodile decided to try swimming without the swim ring one last time…but he really didn’t like that. But then…something happened and the little crocodile realized that perhaps he wasn’t really made for swimming…and that just might be okay after all.This is a great book! Seriously. I really liked th... moreis one. I loved how I had no idea where the story was going until I got there. I liked how the little crocodile kept trying to figure out ways to be with his family and to swim with them (since that is the one thing that they really, really like to do). I love how the illustrations are all greens and blues (for the crocodiles and the water) with just a few splashes of red (like the swim ring). And once I was finished reading the book I even loved the fun endpages and how they give a little extra tidbits for the story. All in all this is a fun book that I think would be really fun to read at story time. I would be interested to see what all the young kiddos think about this young crocodile and his aversion to water.
review 2: This is a cute little story about how it's okay to be different, and how someday those differences might lead to something interesting. Less annoying than The Ugly Duckling because other than his disinterest in swimming, there's nothing wrong with the little crocodile. He just hasn't found out what life has in store for him just yet.Don't forget to take a close look at the end papers at both ends of the book. less

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