title: Alligator Pie
author:  Dennis Lee 
description: Here is the book that put Canadian childrens literature on the map. (Literary Review of Canada)<br /><br />Lees poetry delights in musical rhythms and easy rhymes that even the youngest book-lovers will enjoy. These are sure to be a popular offering. (Winnipeg Free Press)
zlib_text: **ALLIGATOR PIE**
  
   _the poems were written by_ _ **DENNIS LEE**_
  
   _the pictures were drawn by_ _ **FRANK NEWFELD**_
  
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   **Dedication**
  
   _for Kevyn and Hilary_
  
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   **Contents**
  
  [Cover](cvi.htm)
  
  Title Page
  
  Dedication  
    
  
  Alligator Pie
  
  Wiggle to the Laundromat
  
  Singa Songa
  
  Bouncing Song
  
  Street Song
  
  Mumbo, Jumbo
  
  Willoughby Wallaby Woo
  
  Lying on Things
  
  Rattlesnake Skipping Song
  
  Bed Song
  
  In Kamloops
  
  Billy Batter
  
  Ookpik
  
  Bump on Your Thumb
  
  The Special Person
  
  Like a Giant in a Towel
  
  Flying Out of Holes
  
  William Lyon Mackenzie King
  
  Tony Baloney
  
  Skyscraper
  
  Tricking
  
  I Found a Silver Dollar
  
  If You Should Meet
  
  Higgledy Piggledy
  
  Thinking in Bed
  
  Nicholas Grouch
  
  Psychapoo
  
  On Tuesdays I Polish My Uncle
  
  The Fishes of Kempenfelt Bay
  
  Kahshe or Chicoutimi
  
  Tongue Twister
  
  The Hockey Game
  
  Peter Rabbit
  
  The Friends
  
  The Sitter and the Butter and the Better Batter Fritter
  
  Windshield Wipers
  
  A 