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When a boy slips on an alligator head and tail, he is transformed into an alligator boy. The story unfolds in rhyme, exploring the whimsical changes that follow his new reptilian identity.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Cynthia Rylant
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