Gator Gumbo
Gator Gumbo

Gator Gumbo

Written by Candace Fleming & illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert
Hardcover
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
30
Words per page
AD520L
Lexile measure
Mar 9, 2004
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A new take on The Little Red Hen – Cajun style Poor Monsieur Gator is getting old and is moving so slow he can’t catch himself a taste of possum or otter, or even a whiff of skunk. Day after day those animals tease and taunt him until, finally, he decides to cook up some gumbo just like Maman used to make. But who will help him boil, catch, sprinkle, and chop? Certainly not rude Mademoiselle Possum, ornery Monsieur Otter, or sassy Madame Skunk. But when the gumbo is ready, they’re more than eager to enjoy the result of Gator’s hard work and as they run to get a taste - “Slurp! Slip! Plop! Them animals go into the pot.” “Mmm-mmm,” says Monsieur Gator. “Now, this is gumbo just like Maman used to make.” Illustrated with wit and whimsy, this mischievous tale will have young readers laughing out loud.

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      Author
      Candace Fleming

      Candace Fleming is the prolific author of The Family Romanov, a Sibert Honor Book and the recipient of both the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Young Adult Literature; Amelia Lost, which received four starred reviews; and The Great and Only Barnum, a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction nominee and a Publishers Weekly and Booklist Best Book. She is also the author of many highly acclaimed picture books, including Oh, No!, illustrated by Eric Rohmann, and middle grade, including The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School. Visit her on the web at candacefleming.com or on Twitter: @candacemfleming.

      Illustrator
      Sally Anne Lambert

      Sally Anne Lambert has illustrated many picture books. She lives in Liverpool, England.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780374380502
    Publication Date
    March 9, 2004
    Publisher
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
    Original Publication Date
    March 9, 2004
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    30
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2002029706
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    50503569
    Lexile® Level
    AD520L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    77834
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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