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Dinner At Alberta's
Dinner At Alberta's harback cover.jpg
Original hardback cover, 1975
Author Russell Hoban
Illustrator James Marshall
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Children's literature
Publisher Dell, Penguin Books, Red Fox
Publication date
1975
Media type Print (hardback)
Pages 36
ISBN 9780440418641

Dinner at Alberta's is a children's book written by Anglo American author Russell Hoban.Aimed at the pre-middle grade reader, it was originally published in 1972 but has had various editions by Red Fox and Penguin Books in 1992. It was illustrated by James Marshall.

Plot

Arthur Crocodile has very dubious table manners, playing with the cruet set while waiting for his food and splashing ravioli sauce on his sister. He refuses to do anything about it until his sister invites her new best friend, Alberta, for dinner and Arthur sets out to impress her.

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