Mara Bergman Quotes

“Each illustrated title in this series tells an exciting tale which is divided into short chapters.”

“Very new readers might tackle a chapter at a time, while more independent readers will be happy to read a complete story in one sitting.”

“This is my dog, Happy,′ Noah said to Sammy. ‘Hello, Happy,’ said Sammy. ‘He likes you,’ said Noah. ‘See, he is wagging his tail.”

“Happy’s very smart,′ Noah said. ‘What can he do?’ asked Sammy. ‘He can sit,’ said Noah. ‘Happy-sit, boy!’ Happy sat.”

“He’s not so good at that yet,′ said Noah. At Sammys house, Sammy said, ‘Noah, meet my budgie, Sweetie.’ ‘Hello, Sweetie,’ said Noah. ‘Sweetie likes you,’ said Sammy. ‘How can you tell?’ asked Noah.”

“He can give me his paw,′ said Noah. ‘Happy _paw!’ Happy gave Noah his paw. ‘Happy_roll over!’ said Noah. Happy lay on his back, but he didn’t roll over.”

“Can she do anything else?′ asked Noah. ‘Oh, yes,’ said Sammy. ‘Sweetie is very smart. Sweetie _come.’ Sweetie hopped up onto Sammy’s wrist.”

“After that, eery morning, Noah said to Happy, ‘Hello Happy.’ He said it many times, but Happy just looked at Noah and wagged his tail.”

“Noah wanted to teach Happy to talk. ‘Hello, Happy,’ Noah said. ‘How are you, boy?’ Happy just looked at Noah and wagged his tail.”

“Every evening, after dinner, Noah said to Happy, ‘Hello, Happy.’ He said many, many, MANY times. Each time Happy just looked at Noah and wagged his tail.”

“Brrrrring! Brrrrring! the phone was ringing. Happy rolled over. Brrrrring! Brrrrring! Happy jumped up. Brrrrring! Brrrrring! Brrrrring! The phone kept ringing. This time Happy picked it up. ‘Hello?’ he said. ‘Happy is here.”

“The alligator’s tongue was flicking. The alligator’s feet were kicking. Then the alligator’s mouth opened up v-e-r-y wide, creak. . . creak . . . creak . . . as if to invite the children inside.”

“When an alligator and his baby came creeping, creeping into the playground, were the people scared? You bet they were!”

“Only three children are brave enough to face their fear and they soon discover that the alligators aren’t so scary after all!”

“The alligator’s eyes were flashing. The alligator’s teeth were gnashing, as tables and chairs and the piano went crashing. And after the sofa and curtains were ripped, the alligator licked its lips.”

“Perfectly paced, wonderfully illustrated, and completely memorable, this high-spirited picture book tells the story of three small children and the big green alligator that comes creeping up the front stairs.”

“It swishhhhhed and swooooshed its tremendous tail, which was shiny and spiked and full of scales. Were the children scared? You BET THEY WERE!”

“Marissa tried to close the door. Eva tried and tried some more. And Jonathan didn’t try at all, he just cried and cried and cried...”

“The alligator’s mouth was wide, its teeth were long. Its jaws were strong. The children watched as it began to bite the edges of the door. Where the children scared?”

“You bet they were! The alligator slithered... slithered... slithered... down the hall, and slipped in to the living room.”

“And then what did the alligator do? Did it say to the children , ‘I’m going to eat you?’ Well, not exactly, but . . . it came closer . . . and closer . . . and closer until . . . ”