Alan's Big, Scary Teeth

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So I'd happily recommend you become acquainted with Alan - the not-so-scary "fake" alligator. He may even let you borrow his teeth! PreS-Gr 1—Alan the alligator fancies himself to be the most fearsome creature in the jungle, but he's hiding a secret that could change his whole image. Every day, he polishes his scales, brushes his scary teeth one by one, and practices his frightening faces in the mirror. Then, he sneaks up on the frogs, monkeys, and parrots and scares them silly. At the end of the day, Alan luxuriates in his victorious scare tactics, but eventually he has to get real with himself; Alan has false teeth! He keeps his secret safe by storing his chompers in a special hiding place where Barry the Beaver eventually finds them by mistake. When Alan wakes up to find his teeth are missing, he attempts to launch his scaring spree as usual but is laughed at by the other animals. This makes him cry. Alan's wails continue through the night, and by morning all of the animals are on board to return his teeth, though they have drafted a few rules for how he can use them moving forward. Vibrant pencil, chalk, and paint illustrations colored digitally are preschool-friendly and maximize the humor in the text by providing little details for readers to delight in, such as Alan's taste in reading materials and his full line of grooming products. The simple yet effective expressions the animals display throughout the story are no doubt inspired by the author's work in animation, which contributes to this story's success as a read-aloud. This strong debut picture book will leave young listeners and librarians alike hungry for the author's next offering. VERDICT A perfect choice for storytime.—Samantha Lumetta, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH School Library Journal

Another mirror play activity you can do is mark-making with toothpastes and toothbrushes on a mirror. This is great for developing children’s gross motor and fine motor skills, sensory development, and interest in making and exploring marks.

A hilarious, cautionary tale with a wonderful conclusion on kindness, this imaginative story will have kids in stitches. Alan comes from a long line of super scary alligators with perfectly sharp, sparkly white teeth to make that job all the more easy. But unfortunately Alan is hiding a pretty big secret. His teeth are FAKE! So, naturally, Alan hides his teeth when he goes to sleep so that all the animals he scares each day won't know he's a phoney. That is until one of them steals his teeth! I liked Alan as a character - he's the kind of funny, "bad guy" who turns good and ends up having silly things happen to him; these kind of characters are particularly well received in this house. The other creatures and critters are also really colourful, which I liked because it's a good conversation starter, although not especially true to form (there is a blue beaver for instance) - this didn't matter to me though. I thought the story flowed so well, and made perfect sense to small readers, which isn't always the case with the sillier types of stories.

Alan the Crocodile likes to scare the other animals in the jungle. It’s all he knows how to do. Every morning he polishes his scales, sharpens his nails, brushes each of his teeth for ten minutes and practices his frightening faces in the mirror, then he sets off to go and do some scaring. Returning home later that day filled with joy. Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-beta-20210815 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8194 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-1300196 Openlibrary_edition De illustraties waren echt leuk, en mooi, en ik kon gewoon tijden naar de pagina’s kijken. Zo lekker kleurrijk ook! Alan's Big Scary Teeth seems to be a favourite with kids. I've read this multiple times to children I have worked with and it's always engaging and enjoyable. The theme of wanting to be perceived as fearsome or tough but still want to be liked and loved by one's friends will strike a chord with many young readers. Ik zag deze in de boekenhandel en de titel sprak me meteen aan. Ik wilde wel weten hoe gevaarlijk die tanden van Marc nou waren, de cover zag er mooi en kleurrijk uit, en toen die blurb. Tja, toen wilde ik ook nog weten wat nou dat Grote Geheim is.

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How would you change the plot? What if Alan’s teeth weren’t fake and he kept scaring the jungle animals? Everyday after a long day of scaring he returned home to complete the crossword in 'Jungle Times' and, more importantly, to take out his false teeth. And nobody knew that he wore false teeth so he always put them safely away in his secret hiding place.

The illustrations in this book are bright and colorful, and the characters are expressive, making it easy for children to engage with the story. The illustrations display a jungle and many different animals for children to see. The text is also easy to read and follow along, making it a great choice for children who are just starting to read on their own. But Barry the Beaver, early one morning, discovered them and hid them away. Consequently Alan's jungle visit later that morning was not so scary and the animals laughed at him. Alan was no longer scary! I didn't really take to the story in this book. I didn't like the jungle animals laughing at Alan because he had no teeth. I also didn't understand why Alan promised not to be scary but still told scary stories which nobody minded - slightly confusing for the younger mind. I would prefer children not to be taught that it is acceptable to laugh at others for a physical impairment.The ending of the story is a nice one with Alan’s secret ultimately coming out and not bothering the animals once they’ve had a talk to him. The whole book makes me laugh, even after reading it through the first time and I think I’m definitely a fan of Jarvis and his books after also reading ‘Mrs Mole, I’m Home’ which I also loved. This is a funny book and I’m sure lots of kids and even some adults will enjoy. I’d definitely recommend it for a fun read, especially as it could also teach some kids that wanting to be mean to others isn’t a good thing.

This strong debut picture book will leave young listeners and librarians alike hungry for the author’s next offering. A perfect choice for storytime. The entertaining children's book 'Alan's Big Scary Teeth' by Jarvis is a funny and engaging book for young readers. The story follows Alan an alligator who enjoys frightening the other animals in the forest with his large, menacing fangs. Alan must figure out a way to make up with his buddies once his secret is discovered. This is a very funny board book with some great illustrations and a brilliant twist. Alan is an alligator and comes from a long line of scary alligators. Everyday after brushing his teeth, he goes into the jungle to scare everyone. All the jungle animals are scared of Alan and his big scary teeth, and Alan enjoys scaring them. But when he’s alone Alan reveals his not-so-scary secret, a secret which none of the jungle animals can ever find out!

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Marc in de latere stukjes was wel heel aardig, en we vinden ook uit waarom hij zo gemeen doet (tuurlijk het is al een ding met dat geheim, maar als je dat ook nog eens hebt, dan kan ik me voorstellen dat je misschien iedereen zo laat schrikken).