What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? Book

Time is running short for Mr. Crocodile!

Jean Boreen, Ph.D. - Children's Literature

Mr. Crocodile is a planner. Every evening he plans his next day: "visit the library, bath and snack, catch those pesky monkeys, cook. . . and eat those pesky monkeys, read a story." However, Mr. Crocodile finds that his careful planning does not always follow his best intentions. Although his day started off well—a breakfast of "a barnacle bagel and sea-slug souffle," "a quick look for a recipe book. HURRY UP! HURRY UP! I've got monkeys to cook"—the monkeys Mr. Crocodile had decided to catch end up helping him out and being interested in much the same activities he is. By the end of the book, Mr. Crocodile revises his daily schedule to include those "nice" monkeys, even going so far as to buy them bananas at the grocery store and share a book with them. The recurrent "What time is it, Mr. Crocodile?" on the left side of the page and the rhyming answer on the right are enhanced on every page by the humorous illustrations. This is a fun book to read to kids or to have read to parents by their child. 2004, Gulliver Books, Ages 3 to 8.