The Lady with the Alligator Purse

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Summary: Homeopathic Pizza
Review: An unwed mother risks her baby's life by placing him in the bathtub and to see if he can swim. She then stands by while he drinks all of the water in the tub and eats the soap, stopping him only when he attempts to eat the bathtub itself (an effort which, fortunately for all concerned, fails).

She then defies all conventional medical advice and treats him with ... pizza. Admittedly, this is more attractive than either penicillin or castor oil, but still borders on parental negligence.

Fortunately, this all goes above the head of the average toddler, who will enjoy the rhyming and the goofy pictures. And the pizza!

Recommended.

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Summary: Solve Everything With Pizza!
Review: Don't you wish you could solve everything with pizza? The Lady with The Alligator Purse can! Parents may remember this as a song from their childhood, but the book brings laughter and a spark to the imagination for children ages 1-10. Not to mention that they will spend a little quiet time later trying to decide what made the baby think he could eat the bathtub!

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Summary: great!
Review: i just bought this book for my three year old daughter yesterday, and i must have read it to her 20 times! she loves it and reads it back to me, she's practically memorized it!! the silly story, catchy rhymes and playful illustrations keep her coming back for more.

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Summary: Enchanting modern fairy tale
Review: I've haven't been so taken by a children's book in years! After only two read-throughs I had it memorized enough to quote it to my grandsons and they were surprised and really laughed :} at Tiny Tim and how hungry he must have been. It has enchanting rhythm and should appeal to any child under 10. I think I will start giving it to newborns so mothers and dads can read aloud and encourage a sense of humor and fun from the get go...

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Summary: fun to sing
Review: my 2 yr old loves this book. we have the words memorized and frequently act it out and sing it while in the car or shopping.

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Summary: Great fun!
Review: My one-and-a-half year old got this book as part of a package which includes Skip to my Lou, Miss Mary Mack, and a cassette with singing on one side and music only on the other. She loves all three books, but this one and Skip to my Lou in particular. My only complaint is that the music is on a cassette, not a CD, so I can't play it in my car (though I suppose that may be a blessing of sorts), and I can't skip a track easily. Still, great fun for all.

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Summary: Awesome book....
Review: SO fun to read! Rhyming text makes it easy for little ones to remember!

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Summary: A pleasure to read
Review: The sing-song rhythm of The Lady with the Alligator Purse makes it a blast to read to my four-month old daughter, and the pictures are adorable. Try also Miss Mary Mack from the same series of jumprope rhymes.

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Summary: Lots of fun!
Review: This book is a lot of fun. Fun to read and the pictures are a hoot. My 21-month old daughter loves it and so do her parents.

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Summary: Fun
Review: This book is cute and fun to sing with my 17 month old. However, she really doesn't get to excited over it. The pictures are still a little boring to her and I sometimes have trouble keeping her attention with the book. I think she may still be a little young for it and hope she will become more interested in it as she gets a little older.