Janet Popham is a primary school teacher, originally from Glasgow who now lives in South Wales with her husband and children. She is a mum to three children, one of whom is autistic. This is a heartfelt story, designed to tell other children what it must be like for a boy like Archie to be in a world where no one quite understands him.
Archie is an autistic alligator, who worries that being ‘different' from the other animals will make him stand out.
Archie likes to jump and bounce but the other animals think he shouldn't do this, until the wise elephant tells them that they should listen to Archie.
Archie finds it difficult to speak, but he manages to explain how he feels and makes the other animals understand him, so that they realise he isn't all that different, after all!