Snip snap! Quotes

“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 . . . ”