Daddy, Daddy, tell me a story! There once was an alligator with only one foot. Not the alligator. Oh, no! I want the dog story instead. I'm afraid I don't know that one. Children and parents alike will delight in this call - and response - picture book as Daddy (who doesn't actually know the dog story) tries to satisfy his child with a story about every other animal - a lion, a pig, a hen, a rat - until inspiration strikes!

 

This book is part of a book series called There Once Was a .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by North-South Books .