Alligator Arrived with Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast (1987; Aladdin/Macmillan/Atheneum, illustrations by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey; Hardcover, $15.95; Paperback, $5.95)

Each animal brings an alphabetical dish to Thanksgiving; things get rowdy. Jose Aruego's pictures, brightly colored by Ariane Dewey, are riotous. Over 45,000 sold! A great read-aloud book for Thanksgiving. 

Alligators and Others, All Year Long: A Book of Months (1993, Aladdin/Macmillan/Atheneum, illustrations by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey, hardcover, $14.95)

In this sequel to Alligator Arrived with Apples, animals – from Moose in May to Fox in February – gallop loopily through a year of friends, family, food, adventures.

"Bursting with splendid color and winsome animal characters, this book of months ends with a clever surprise and a sweet song. (Illustrators) Aruego and Dewey's fluid, exuberant art matches the festive tone of Dragonwagon's mirthful celebration," Publisher's Weekly. Includes a song with music by Bill Haymes.

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