The illustrations are brilliant. I love the scary faces that Alan pulls. I also love the little items dotted around the images. Children might not notice them, but I’m sure the adults reading the book will – Eau De Gator perfume, The Jungle Times newspaper, etc.

Alan agreed and he took up a variety of roles that pleased the animals and the only time he was scary was when he told Scary Stories to them. And he even lent Barry the Beaver his scary teeth on occasions ... Barry did look a sight! 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. 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. 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.

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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. So I'd happily recommend you become acquainted with Alan - the not-so-scary "fake" alligator. He may even let you borrow his teeth! This book invites interaction with the story and plenty of action and noise as Alan makes his way through the jungle and on to a new identity. There is a nice message about being a friend as the story draws to a close. This is a good title for primary collections and collections that need strong, artistic storytelling on their shelves. A hilarious, cautionary tale with a wonderful conclusion on kindness, this imaginative story will have kids in stitches.

The media used in this book is colored crayon, it is not polished or reinforced by a computer drawing program. This benefits in making the book appear more personal and therefore more meaningful to the reader from the author.

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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? Alan the alligator was from a long line of alligators and he was known throughout the jungle for his scaring habits. Every morning after polishing his scary teeth and practising his scary looks in the mirror he went into the jungle for his morning round of scaring. 'I love being scary,' he cried as he scared all the animals in the jungle.

De illustraties waren echt leuk, en mooi, en ik kon gewoon tijden naar de pagina’s kijken. Zo lekker kleurrijk ook! 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!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! 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. En wat was dit grappig zeg. Ik moet wel zeggen dat ik Marc niet altijd mocht. Ik vond hem maar gemeen en een bullebak. Dieren laten schrikken is niet aardig, en dus, toen zijn geheim uitkwam, had ik eerst niet echt medelijden met hem. Misschien gemeen van mij, maar ik vond dat hij wel eens een lesje kon leren. Dan kan hij eens leren om aardiger te zijn. 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).