Mama Don't Allow 25th Anniversary Edition
Paperback – Picture Book, June 5, 1985
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 12, 2008
Saxophone-playing Miles and his Swamp Band find a bevy of sharp-toothed, long-tailed alligators who love to listen to their music.
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- Who it’s for
- A traditional song gets a lively picture-book spin, with music, alligators, and a sly comic edge.
- Themes
- Music, Alligators
- Pacing
- Fast
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Saxophone-playing Miles and his Swamp Band find a bevy of sharp-toothed, long-tailed alligators who love to listen to their music. But little do Miles and his band know what the alligators plan for them at the close of their jubilant all-night ball! Inspired by a traditional song, this vibrant picture book is "ebullient, fast-paced, and funny."
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1985 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Illustration A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)
Swamp Band Swing
A traditional song gets a lively picture-book spin, with music, alligators, and a sly comic edge.
Come here for
- A jubilant all-night ball and a band that loves to play
- Sharp-toothed alligators with an unexpected musical enthusiasm
Expect
- Vibrant, fast-paced humor
- A playful reading experience inspired by a traditional song
Where it sits
| Alligators & Crocodiles | 82% |
|---|---|
| Music Stories | 75% |
| Funny Stories | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Alligators & Crocodiles
- Pet Stories
- Reptiles & Amphibians
- Baby Animals
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- The Classics
- New Baby Stories
- Stepfamily Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Authors
- Thacher Hurd
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 12, 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Music · Alligators
- Reading lane
- Alligators & Crocodiles