Actually, the Alligator . . . (PB)

Author: Tudor, Kael

Reading age: from c 3 years

Published on 7 May 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
274 x 250 x 4 | 192g

A fabulously funny tale... with a hint of BITE!

Mabel's parents loved their daughter very much.

But they also knew that Mabel was the kind of child who did things.

You know ... THINGS.

But every time Mabel's parents asked, 'Why did you do this?!'

Mabel would reply, 'Actually, the ALLIGATOR did it.'

Join Mabel's parents as they try to uncover the truth. Is Mabel

the culprit, or is she hiding a SNAPPY secret in her bedroom...

Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen's This Is Not My Hat

and Peter Bentley and Sara Ogilvie's Meet the Parents

Kael Tudor is the author of a whole host of hilarious books including

One Goose, Two Moose and It's Not My Cookie

Isobel Lundie is the illustrator of Waterstones Book of the Month

author Louie Stowell's first picture book, A Midsummer Night's

Drama