Baby Crocodile meets several animals while trying to find his mommy.

Where's My Mommy? is a book about a baby crocodile that is born without his mother in sight, so he goes on a search to find her and comes across a monkey, tiger, elephant, and a zebra that he thinks are his mother but are not.

I liked this booked because it was funny how the baby crocodile didn't recognize just from looking at the other animals that they were not his mother, and it made me think about my nephew and when he was a baby he would always say "momma" to anyone.

I would use this in my classroom and have all the students draw pictures of their family's and present what they drew and describe what their family looks like. I would also have them draw what they think other children family's look like and discuss what they have drawn and why.

A good example of fantasy because the animals in this story take on human characteristics such as speech and human interactions that would not be seen in the wild. The baby crocodile asks other animals if they happen to be his mommy, but neither the elephant, zebra, tiger, nor the monkey has the same characteristics as the crocodile and together they decide that that is not where the crocodile belongs. When he finally finds other green animals splashing in the water and snapping their jaws, the baby crocodile knows he is home and his mommy is elated to see him again. This story helps children see that sometimes they may become separated from their parents but not to panic because soon they will be reunited. Also, there is a loving place where they belong and family is a great thing to have.

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