If I Had an Angry Alligator

ABC books have been used for years to teach preschoolers the foundation for reading.  They never get boring.  If you have a preschooler or teach kindergarten or pre-k then you know that there are endless uses for ABC books.  13 years ago I was a teacher.  The following book was inspired by a class project I had my students do.  I have been encouraged for years to send it off for publishing, yet...I drag my feet.  Maybe this will be the first step in seeing my words illustrated and placed into a book that will be read by kids for years to come!

If I Had an Angry Alligator

If I had an angry alligator

I would name him Angus

If I had a bashful beaver

I would name her Betty

If I had a clumsy camel

I would name him Charlie

If I had a dashing dolphin

I would name her Daphne

If I had an elegant elephant

I would name him Edgar

If I had a frightened flamingo

I would name her Fran

If I had a graceful giraffe

I would name him George

If I had a happy hippopotamus

I would name her Hannah

If I had an icky iguana

I would name him Ivan

If I had a joyful jaguar

I would name her Jackie

If I had a kind kangaroo

I would name him Kevin

If I had a loud lion

I would name her Lisa

If I had a mocking monkey

I would name him Marvin

If I had a new newt

I would name her Nancy

If I had a old octopus

I would name him Oscar

If I had a pretty pelican

I would name her Patty

If I had a quiet quail

I would name him Quincy

If I had a rowdy rooster

I would name her Roxy

If I had a sad snail

I would name him Sam

If I had a timid toad

I would name her Tammy

If I had an ugly unicorn

I would name him Uriah

If I had a vicious viper

I would name her Vera

If I had a weeping whale

I would name him Walter

If I had an eXcited x-ray fish

I would name her Xenia

If I had a yelping yak

I would name him Yale

If I had a zealous zebra

I would name her Zelda