"Have you ever tried reading to an alligator?" Probably not.After all, he would most likely eat your book. How about a bat?Maybe that's not such a good idea either -- you'd have to readupside down and in the dark Youngsters will laugh out loud at theantics of the 13 animals -- and the child who tries to read to them-- in this delightful picture book. From bats to boas and camels tokangaroos, the animals demonstrate the many challenges of readingto them: a boa might want to hug you a little too tight, and you'dhave to jump pretty fast to keep up with a kangaroo. All ends well,however, as we see the child reading to his parents. Now that'ssomething easy to do The comical characters and repetitive textmake this an ideal book for preschoolers, who will be only toohappy to come up with a host of other animals and the reasons whyit would be difficult to read to
