Snakes!

by David T. Greenberg

Book Overview

eviled by most, loved by some, and feared by all, snakes are an eternally fascinating subject to all kids. David Greenberg's frightfully funny verse will have readers shivering and laughing out loud!... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439760305
• ISBN13: 9780439760300
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is a super book for bug, snake and frog kids!!!

The 1-star reviews for this book are just not right. If snakes frightened my kids, I would NOT read this to them to begin with! Hello??? The author tells you exactly to whom he's writing: "You're the kind of kid Who likes to wrestle squid Or battle in the bathtub with a shark In no uncertain terms You love the squirms of worms Or hunting after werewolves in the dark" On the back flap, Greenberg's bio states that he was dubbed "our emerging poet of Gross" by the New York Times! So he's trying to help the parents make wise reading selections for our kids. I have two boys, 6 and 3. We are all very 'in' to science and nature. They catch bugs, worms, snakes (a few) and frogs all the time. So the idea of snakes doesn't scare us, and this content is completely appropriate. The passages the other reviewers presented were copied faithfully, but what they found scary, we found delightful. This book takes the reader on a SAFARI of language!!! Lots of snake and bug books are either dry non-fiction, or-in contrast to this one-just not that fun. I love it when I find books that make children want to know what a new word means. And this book puts in a context that could actually help them remember it! It really is a great book.

Great for older reptile loving kids...good gross out factor! Age 5+

This book is about a boy in his bed and snakes come out from under it and crawl all over and througout the house. It is written in clever rhyme with fantastic illustrations...probably the most eye gripping I've seen and I've been reading childrens book to my three girls for 9 years. They were all glued to this one again and again. Now, I can see the fear factor the other reviewer mentioned IF your kid has nightmares especially regarding snakes or things under their bed. I probably would not recomend for the younger set but five and up who can understand the humour in it and that it is just a book, it is great. It says things like "you can feel it in your ear, hideously near, then something heavy slides accross your toes" as you see it go over the boys toes. In the end after the snakes go all around the house and pour outside, the giant snake curls around the boy holding him in a grip but the snake has a cute smile on his face and it says "Then he hisses in your ear, I truly like you dear, and ssssssomeday (maybe) you will be releassssed" as if the snake is holding him fondly. Anyway, my kids loved it but each kid is different.

Fun Book

Another great book by David T.Greenburg. My grandson especially loved this book. We found the illustrations and story to be super.

Snakes!

My children ages 2 1/2 and 6 years old love this book. I can't wait to get the other books by this author.