IF YOU EVER WANT TO BRING AN ALLIGATOR TO SCHOOL, DONT! by Elise Parsley

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8. IF YOU EVER WANT TO BRING AN ALLIGATOR TO SCHOOL, DONT!

by Elise Parsley

- There are plenty of good reasons not to.

About the Author:

Elise Parsley has written and illustrated If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!, and the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! which was her debut picture book. She lives in South Dakota with her husband.

Book Summary:

"The first hilarious story in the New York Times bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series about a charismatic kid who's got a terrific knack for terrible ideas!

Note to self: If your teacher tells you to bring something from nature for show-and-tell, she does not want you to bring an alligator! But nothing will stop Magnolia, who's determined to have the best show-and-tell of all--until her reptilian rapscallion starts getting her into some major trouble. Now it's up to Magnolia to find a way to send this troublemaker home--but what could possibly scare an alligator away?" - Amazon.com

IF YOU EVER WANT TO BRING AN ALLIGATOR TO SCHOOL DON'T! 

StoryTime ~ Bedtime Story Read Aloud Books

Reviews:

"Parsley's digitally created illustrations brim with energy and just-edgy-enough humor... and the well-chosen school-day details in both the artwork and text... deliver a steady stream of laughs."

―Publishers Weekly

"Elise Parsley's jaunty second-person narration is matched by comically expressive...artwork that seems to shout from the page."

―Wall Street Journal

"Children are likely to get a kick out of Magnolia's not-quite-contrite tone and the colorful chaos her giant pet creates."

―New York Times

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Bring-Alligator-School-Magnolia/dp/0316376574/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=IF+YOU+EVER+WANT+TO+BRING+AN+ALLIGATOR+TO+SCHOOL%2C+DONT%21+by+Elise+Parsley&qid=1605375322&sr=8-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkeJlHUMb4Y