# The Watermelon Seed [Board Book]

**Author:** Greg Pizzoli
**Grade range:** Grades K–1
**First published:** 2016
**Page count:** 0
**ISBN-13:** `9781484712368`
**ISBN-10:** `1484712366`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/the-watermelon-seed
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

With perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: swallowing a watermelon seed. Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? This crocodile has a wild imagination that kids will love, and the new board-book format makes this hilarious romp the perfect pick for preschoolers. Praise for The Watermelon Seed Winner of the 2014 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award "Pizzoli legitimizes childish anxieties but also slyly exaggerates each worry to highlight the humor." -New York Times \* "It's an expert debut..." -Publishers Weekly, starred review \* "Children will love this hilarious book...The story has broad appeal, making it a great first purchase." -School Library Journal, starred review "The illustrations, done in a graphic, flat-color style wi

## Where this book is assigned

### Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2014 Geisel Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisel_Award)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winners (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 2014 Geisel Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisel_Award)

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