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 2008 by Gullane Children's Books .

Riichard Waring has written a number of notable picture books including Wanted! Have You Seen This Alligator?. Now retired, for many years he taught English and Drama at a school in Sussex. Caroline Jayne Church has worked in every field of illustration, including advertising, packaging, character creation, card design and paper products. Her picture books have won many awards including the Scottish Booktrust Award and Sheffield Book Award. Holly Swain is best known for Wanted! Have You Seen this Alligator?, which won the Stockport Book Award. This is her second book for Puffin, following There's No Such Thing as a Ghostie , written by Cressida Cowell. Holly lives in Brighton, Sussex.