Alan the alligator was from a long line of alligators and he was known throughout the jungle for his scaring habits. Every morning after polishing his scary teeth and practising his scary looks in the mirror he went into the jungle for his morning round of scaring. 'I love being scary,' he cried as he scared all the animals in the jungle. I didn't really take to the story in this book. I didn't like the jungle animals laughing at Alan because he had no teeth. I also didn't understand why Alan promised not to be scary but still told scary stories which nobody minded - slightly confusing for the younger mind. I would prefer children not to be taught that it is acceptable to laugh at others for a physical impairment. En wat was dit grappig zeg. Ik moet wel zeggen dat ik Marc niet altijd mocht. Ik vond hem maar gemeen en een bullebak. Dieren laten schrikken is niet aardig, en dus, toen zijn geheim uitkwam, had ik eerst niet echt medelijden met hem. Misschien gemeen van mij, maar ik vond dat hij wel eens een lesje kon leren. Dan kan hij eens leren om aardiger te zijn. How would you change the plot? What if Alan’s teeth weren’t fake and he kept scaring the jungle animals?

However, Alan has a secret. His big teeth are not real, they are false. When he loses his teeth he doesn’t know what he will do as all he knows how is scaring the animals. Do you think they will still be frightened of a toothless Crocodile? urn:lcp:alansbigscarytee0000jarv:epub:2bb7f4d8-f4e0-4e5d-a092-4fc20824f0c2 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier alansbigscarytee0000jarv Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t22d1pg7d Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781406370805 Alan's Big Scary Teeth seems to be a favourite with kids. I've read this multiple times to children I have worked with and it's always engaging and enjoyable. The theme of wanting to be perceived as fearsome or tough but still want to be liked and loved by one's friends will strike a chord with many young readers. This is a fantastic book to explore with children in the early years, especially for those children who are animal fanatics. You can take this book in many directions, as you think about a fun-loving alligator who loves to scare, with his big scary teeth. Part three of our oral hygiene series explores, how we can use this beautifully illustrated book, bound to make children laugh to promote good oral hygiene in the early years. Alan is an alligator with a secret, his teeth they are in fact false teeth. Alan wakes up one morning and has lost his teeth, can he still be scary without them? We are going to explore some ways you can use this story within your setting and tell it in a fun and exciting way, with extension activities.

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This strong debut picture book will leave young listeners and librarians alike hungry for the author’s next offering. A perfect choice for storytime. Alan comes from a long line of super scary alligators with perfectly sharp, sparkly white teeth to make that job all the more easy. But unfortunately Alan is hiding a pretty big secret. His teeth are FAKE! So, naturally, Alan hides his teeth when he goes to sleep so that all the animals he scares each day won't know he's a phoney. That is until one of them steals his teeth! This book invites interaction with the story and plenty of action and noise as Alan makes his way through the jungle and on to a new identity. There is a nice message about being a friend as the story draws to a close. This is a good title for primary collections and collections that need strong, artistic storytelling on their shelves. What examples can you find to support that the animals wanted to be Alan’s friends but were too scared of him and his teeth. Can you scare as well as Alan? Set up some mirrors and pictures of people pulling scary faces and see if you can practise pulling a scary face just like Alan in the mirror. It is a great opportunity to talk with children about what makes a face scary and identify the different features of our faces. Children can also look closely at the teeth, eyes, and facial features. You can also incorporate some ICT by taking photos of each other pulling scary faces and add them to the display.

I liked Alan as a character - he's the kind of funny, "bad guy" who turns good and ends up having silly things happen to him; these kind of characters are particularly well received in this house. The other creatures and critters are also really colourful, which I liked because it's a good conversation starter, although not especially true to form (there is a blue beaver for instance) - this didn't matter to me though. I thought the story flowed so well, and made perfect sense to small readers, which isn't always the case with the sillier types of stories. The illustrations are brilliant. I love the scary faces that Alan pulls. I also love the little items dotted around the images. Children might not notice them, but I’m sure the adults reading the book will – Eau De Gator perfume, The Jungle Times newspaper, etc. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-01-01 14:20:09 Associated-names Walker Books, publisher Boxid IA40267623 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier So I'd happily recommend you become acquainted with Alan - the not-so-scary "fake" alligator. He may even let you borrow his teeth! The media used in this book is colored crayon, it is not polished or reinforced by a computer drawing program. This benefits in making the book appear more personal and therefore more meaningful to the reader from the author.

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The witty Jarvis (“Lazy Dave”) makes all the right moves, drawing Alan’s jungle world with his usual loose, jagged charm. Alan the Crocodile likes to scare the other animals in the jungle. It’s all he knows how to do. Every morning he polishes his scales, sharpens his nails, brushes each of his teeth for ten minutes and practices his frightening faces in the mirror, then he sets off to go and do some scaring. Returning home later that day filled with joy.

But Barry the Beaver, early one morning, discovered them and hid them away. Consequently Alan's jungle visit later that morning was not so scary and the animals laughed at him. Alan was no longer scary! Marc in de latere stukjes was wel heel aardig, en we vinden ook uit waarom hij zo gemeen doet (tuurlijk het is al een ding met dat geheim, maar als je dat ook nog eens hebt, dan kan ik me voorstellen dat je misschien iedereen zo laat schrikken). This is a very funny board book with some great illustrations and a brilliant twist. Alan is an alligator and comes from a long line of scary alligators. Everyday after brushing his teeth, he goes into the jungle to scare everyone. All the jungle animals are scared of Alan and his big scary teeth, and Alan enjoys scaring them. But when he’s alone Alan reveals his not-so-scary secret, a secret which none of the jungle animals can ever find out! The illustrations in this book are bright and colorful, and the characters are expressive, making it easy for children to engage with the story. The illustrations display a jungle and many different animals for children to see. The text is also easy to read and follow along, making it a great choice for children who are just starting to read on their own.Alan agreed and he took up a variety of roles that pleased the animals and the only time he was scary was when he told Scary Stories to them. And he even lent Barry the Beaver his scary teeth on occasions ... Barry did look a sight!