[.ca] Serendipity Books Creole (ISBN 0843176318)

Read Aloud for Optimal Pleasure:
"On a foggy, foggy morning, in the land of the swamp, from a battered speckled egg, Creole was born." Serendipity books are made to share. The words are on the left page, pictures on the right. You can fold the book back (I know- People for the Ethical Treatment of Books will object.) and your audience can view the picture as you read. Of course, you will prefer some over others but they're all worth buying! Each has a moral at the end. Creole meets up with a stuttering baby alligator and makes a friend.

Good moral lesson; cute art.:
Creole, the Big Scary Swamp Critter, is shunned by all of the other marsh denizens. Only a fellow misfit--a stuttering alligator who's often on the business end of taunts--will even give her the time of day. How can they win the acceptance of their neighbors? This book is a good and uplifting read for any kid who's ever felt like a freak. And Robin James's slightly saccharine but highly intricate art is another plus.

At 24 this is still my favorite book!:
I first read this book as a child, and I still love to read it now. I love the morals and this one truely is touching. I feel that ever child that is dealing with being different should read this book and learn the individual differences about us are what makes us special. A Wonderful story!