Given the responsibility of taking care of his favorite carousel dog's tail during the winter, Ernst, the young blue crocodile, finds, as time goes by, that he cannot resist his own artistic urges. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 2.8 ATOS Book Level: 2.6 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 129253EN Reading Counts Level: 1.5 Reading Counts Points: 1 Lexile Measure: 450 Lexile Code: AD (Adult Directed).