Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-All the jollity one would expect from a tale about the marriage of two alligators rolls out in this festive picture book. Plot is minimal and Jewell's rhyming verse doesn't always scan smoothly, but all the accruements of a wedding-from ceremony and dinner to cake cutting, dancing, and tossing the bouquet-play out to a "frenzied bayou beat." Rutland makes good use of the occasion, adorning the wedding couple in tux and shimmering gown; fitting out the band in white shirt, black ties, and dark glasses; and presenting the guests swinging and swaying in the marshy setting. Background antics of the frogs, pelicans, turtles, spiders, and mice add bits of amusement. In one image, a mouse gasps in horror as the cake-filled fork that it clings to heads into the huge open mouth of the groom. This one is sure to perk up humor collections.-Barbara Elleman, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Up and down the bayou / you could hear the sound / of those rowdy reptiles / pounding the ground." Recalling "Froggy Went A-Courtin'," this toe-tapper takes readers to an alligator wedding, complete with cobweb bridal veil and crawfish bouquet. The plot's on the thin side, but the bayou-flavored story and illustrations are packed with humorous details. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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