The Adventures of Ali Alligator

THE ADVENTURES OF ALI ALLIGATOR BY RITA T. GERINGSWALD is back from the printers, is in stock and will be delivered immediately. There are 33 pages and includes the short story of Maggie and the Big, Red Apple. There are 16 full page illustrations that the grandkids can color. Retired Miami Herald cartoonist Bill Kitchen captures the wit and humor in this story of a hitchhiking alligator and his misadventures. Ali is the story of a gator living on the Suwannee River and decides to travel Florida to eventually get to Africa to visit his relatives the Croc- O'Diles and sneaks on to a car transport truck. How he stops traffic and finally returns home safely is a fun loving story. Maggie and the Big, Red Apple is a short tale included with Ali about a worm who scolds a young boy about eating her out of house and home when he decides to bite into an apple. It ends well and there are lessons to be learned. Recently a Winner (Sept. 13, 2008) as the BEST FLORIDA CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR 2008 BY FLORIDA PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ISBN-13: 978-0-9797566-1-0