The Alligator and His Uncle Tooth: A Novel of the Sea

by Geoffrey Hayes

Book Overview

A shy young alligator meets his Uncle Tooth, a crusty ex-sea captain, who tells him of his many adventures at sea. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060222654
• ISBN13: 9780060222659
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

I loved this book so much as a kid, I stole it!

Yes I admit it. I stole this book from my daycare center when I was around 7. I loved this book and I would read it every chance I got. And now as a full grown adult and a degreed librarian, I still have that original book. The hard back spine is nearly off of it but I still have it. When I book talk this books to kids I bring out my disreputable broken copy and tell them how I felt and still feel about the adventures and freedom that I found within it's pages. My favorite line is from the last page of the chapter where Corduroy first actually talks to his uncle tooth. It goes something like this: "As the day did dark things outside, His uncle tooth puffed on his pipe, and from the rings of smoke came mists of memory." That may not be an exact transcription but it's darn close and is just an example of the wonderful language about a little boy, his uncle and the magic of the sea. I highly recommend this book and I wish it was still in print.

My favorite children's book

This was one of my favorite children's books when I was growing up. The book has excellent illustrations. This particular book is divided into several short stories that can stand on their own, or read as one story. A young alligator leaves his Aunt to find his uncle by the sea. His uncle tells him stories of when he was young and sailed on a ship.I highly recommend this book.

I Love this book!

I wish that more of Geoffery Hayes books were in print. I love his drawings of bears, but The Alligator and His Uncle Tooth is an all time fave! I read it at least every couple of years. I LOVE Bear by Himself, too, but was disappoited in the reprint. I liked the older pictures so much more. Please reprint his books especially this one!

Glad I kept my copy!

I loved this book as a child. I'm so glad I kept it so I can share it with my children! It is a truly wonderful book, and I agree that it should be brought back into print!

Bring it back into print!

The Alligator and His Uncle Tooth : A Novel of the Sea is a beautifully written book...Hayes' prose is lyrical and mystical. The characters really come alive and are universal in their appeal to children. Bring it back into print!