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"A perfect book." -Sandra Boynton, bestselling author
From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants? , Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great , and the Dinosaur Vs. series comes a kid pleasing favorite about a devious alligator who learns to love!
Welcome to Chez Bob, which seems like a real restaurant...until you realize...it's on an alligator's NOSE! Bob's got a hidden plan for his customers: "Birds will come to eat, but I will eat the birds!" As they fly in from all over the world to dine on Bob's face, something starts to happen that takes the lazy, hungry reptile by surprise--the birds stay . " More yummy birds! " he rejoices--he'll want for nothing! But when the time is right, will Bob make the right choice?
Comic genius Bob Shea cooks up a tasty tale that proves anyone, even hungry alligators, can have a change of heart and learn to be a good friend.
Don't miss some of these favorite Bob Shea titles:
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime
The Scariest Book Ever
Who Wet My Pants?
Notes
Bob Shea has created many hilarious books for young people, including Crash, Splash or Moo! , the popular Dinosaur Vs. series, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great , Unicorn is Maybe Not so Great After All , and the early readers featuring Ballet Cat. He has also written stories such as Who Wet My Pants? , illustrated by Zachariah OHora. He lives in Madison, Connecticut and invites you to visit him at bobshea.com.
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2--This quirky tale of a nefarious plan gone wrong follows Bob, a proudly lazy alligator who devises an elaborate scheme to lure his meals to him instead of hunting. He builds a birdseed restaurant on his snout to attract birds, making it a snap to gobble them up. However, when the first customer arrives, Bob realizes it would be prudent to allow the bird to fly free and spread the word about "Chez Bob," thereby attracting even more potential snacks with ease. Despite his worst intentions, Bob becomes unwittingly attached to his trusting new companions and the lively community they form around him. He joins a book club and coaches the basketball team, but will he actually make a meal of his feathered friends? The suspense is drawn out until the very end. Young readers will delight in this tale of a flawed protagonist and will cheer for his eventual change of heart. Witty prose and dialogue invite dramatization, making for a fabulously fun read-aloud, while Shea's signature bold, colorful, stylized illustrations serve up a visual feast. Surprisingly touching themes of friendship and caring underpin the narrative's zany humor. Readers will come away giggling but will also retain a renewed sense of the importance of kindness and belonging. VERDICT Laugh-out-loud funny, sweet, and a surefire hit for story time. Bob Shea fans will rejoice.--Allison Tran, Mission Viejo Lib., CA
Publisher's Weekly Review
Bob, a bright yellow alligator intent on laziness, thinks, "Maybe if I ask nicely, a bird will fly in my mouth and down into my belly." When that comes to naught, he hits on the idea of opening a birdseed restaurant for birds--on his nose--and figures he'll get rich franchising it ("I will have diamond teeth and a solid-gold hat!"). But Chez Bob becomes so popular that its avid avian following builds a town around the restaurant, and Bob, now the proverbial small business owner, finds himself a pillar of the community. When he finally has the opportunity to get his mouth around his feathered patrons and neighbors, he makes a new choice. Shea (Who Wet My Pants?) puts a fresh spin on the tale of a villain reformed by spoofing contemporary rhetoric around the communal good: as a "positive role model for the birds I'm going to eat," Bob even coaches a local bird basketball team. Shea's always-striking art has a marvelous lightness here, thanks to the bevy of bird characters and a cheery tropical palette, making for a book that's funny and lovely to look at, too. Ages 4--8. Agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. (Aug.)