Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 20, 2022
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- Who it’s for
- A cheerful city crocodile brings everyday neighborly trouble, warmth, and a little suspense to read-aloud time.
- Themes
- Friendship, Belonging and acceptance, Courage
- Genres
- Alligators & Crocodiles, Funny Stories, The Classics
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Everyone in the neighborhood loves Lyle the crocodile—except for a cranky neighbor and his nervous cat! Can lovable Lyle make everything right with his grumpy neighbors? A beloved classic read-aloud—now a major motion picture! Lyle the crocodile lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores, and playing with the neighborhood kids.
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He’s the happiest crocodile any home ever had…until one neighbor insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo! Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, don't like crocodiles, and everything Lyle does to win them over seems to go wrong. It will take all of Lyle’s charm—and courage—to reveal the hero, and friend, behind the big, crocodile smile.
Crocodile Charm
A cheerful city crocodile brings everyday neighborly trouble, warmth, and a little suspense to read-aloud time.
Come here for
- A sociable crocodile pitching in with family chores and neighborhood kids
- The comic friction of a grumpy neighbor and his nervous cat
Expect
- A warm, humorous tale about charm, courage, and making things right
Where it sits
| Alligators & Crocodiles | 98% |
|---|---|
| Funny Stories | 60% |
| The Classics | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Alligators & Crocodiles
- Cat Stories
- Pet Stories
- Zoo Stories
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- The Classics
- Family Stories
- City & Town Life
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Bernard Waber
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 20, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Belonging and acceptance · Courage
- Reading lane
- Alligators & Crocodiles