THE CHRISTMAS CROCODILE by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Caldecott Winner David Small Simon & Schuster, 1998 Hard Cover Picture Book, 40 pages * Featured in The New York Times Book Review * Read on National Public Radio by Daniel Pinkwater and on national television

Reviews
The New York Times Book Review: ...the naughty team of Bonny Becker and David Small have opted for mayhem over tranquillity in their outrageous and hilarious book ''The Christmas Crocodile,'' in which Alice Jayne finds an irrepressible crocodile under the tree on Christmas Eve.

Becker's zany tale is wonderfully complemented by Small's witty drawings of a grand, old-fashioned house inhabited by Alice Jayne, her dotty relatives and one house-wrecking crocodile with a very expressive face. As already noted, the Christmas Crocodile didn't mean to be bad, but I am happy to report that at the end of this captivating book he is just as voracious as ever, having learned absolutely nothing about good manners or self-control.

Booklist (Starred Review): The unique characters, all of whom Small captures to a tee, fit perfectly into this marvelous mania.

San Francisco Examiner: Only a Grinch could resist this delightful romp.