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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2008
K-Gr 1 A book that is stronger in concept than in execution. The endpapers let readers know from the outset that the action in this book takes place inside a dictionary. The first page boasts a definition of an aardvark, thus introducing the main character. Alfred is an aardvark but he does not eat ants. In fact, his pet is an ant that he calls Itty Bitty. While Mama is away, he and Itty Bitty dig down through the dictionary to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Alfred the aardvark lives with his mother on the <i>A</i> page of a dictionary. When his pet ant wanders away, Alf...Log In or Sign Up to Read More