Title: Elizabeth and Larry
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Illustrator: Roger Bollen
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Picture book
Publishing Date: 1990
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Summary: Elizabeth and Larry are old friends. Elizabeth is in her old age of 62. Their friendship was started by accident when Elizabeth was sent a box of oranges and Larry was in the box. Larry is an alligator. Larry and Elizabeth do everything together. When Larry looks in the mirror one day he realizes he doesn’t look like Elizabeth and that he looks like the other alligators in the zoo. Larry loves to clean so much he sometimes pours dirt on the floor just so he can clean it up! When Larry decides to leave her and move, Elizabeth gets very sad. People try to give her a cat to make her happy, but it does not work. Elizabeth needs Larry.
I would use this book in the classroom before a writing assignment. I would read the book to the students and have them write a story about themselves and their best friend. Each student will then present it to the class and say how they can compare themselves to Elizabeth and Larry.
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