Perfectly paced, wonderfully illustrated, and completely memorable, this high-spirited picture book tells the story of three small children and the...
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Oct 14, 2009
Delicia
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Genre: fiction, picture book
Topic: alligators,
Theme: overcoming fear, defeating monsters
Illustrations: The illustrations are bright and colorful. They are highly supportive of the text. Several pages have no text, just illustrations.
Reading Level: strong early
Use: read aloud, guided reading, independent reading
Literary Elements: onomatopoeia, rhyming, word families
Thoughts:
Snip Snap is the story of three children chased by an alligat More...
Topic: alligators,
Theme: overcoming fear, defeating monsters
Illustrations: The illustrations are bright and colorful. They are highly supportive of the text. Several pages have no text, just illustrations.
Reading Level: strong early
Use: read aloud, guided reading, independent reading
Literary Elements: onomatopoeia, rhyming, word families
Thoughts:
Snip Snap is the story of three children chased by an alligat More...
Aug 30, 2011
Sarah
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I absolutely loved this book. The author included many sound effects, which children always have fun doing. Not only did this book have great sound effects, it used many adjectives to describe the alligator as well as the children. The adjectives described how the alligator was moving, what it looked like, as well as how terrifying it was to the children. As a child, i would love to hear my mom read a story to me and do all the sound effects. It would make me excited about reading that story and
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Feb 08, 2012
Courtney
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Wow! What a great book! This book was fun, short, and with good illustrations. The story line had a great rhyming sequence and pattern. It is suspenseful and unpredictable. It would be a great discussion for kids to have while reading this book. It starts out as an alligator creeping up the stairs and around the whole house to eat the three little children. Throughout the story they run and hide as much as possible. Until the end when they have finally had enough and tell the alligator to leave
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Nov 03, 2007
Gwen the Librarian
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This is one of my favorite books to read aloud. There is drama, suspense, and a tremendous conclusion. The kids will get involved with you when you ask, "And were the children scard?" the kids will yell, "You bet they were!" I read this in an interview and it did the trick, so it should work for your group too! A mite scary for under 3 or scaredy-cats.
Feb 09, 2012
Linsey
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Feb 06, 2012
Kris
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May 01, 2010
Connie
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This is a great, suspenseful book about three children trapped in an apartment with an alligator. And were the children scared?
YOU BET THEY WERE!
Of course, there's a happy ending, when they finally stand up to the alligator and chase him away before he can eat them.
This is great fun to read, with the frequent breaks to yell "YOU BET THEY WERE!" at the top of your lungs, and the opportunities to ham it up with those sound-words. I suppose More...
YOU BET THEY WERE!
Of course, there's a happy ending, when they finally stand up to the alligator and chase him away before he can eat them.
This is great fun to read, with the frequent breaks to yell "YOU BET THEY WERE!" at the top of your lungs, and the opportunities to ham it up with those sound-words. I suppose More...
Nov 03, 2011
Caren
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We discovered this book at the local library. We checked it out so much I had to buy it. It is the one book I can take to read to my children's class that sends ripples of laughter through the class. They love the repetition of the book and enjoy yelling out, "you bet they were". At one point in the book (large gator face on both pages) you can slam the book shut and the kids jump and fall into giggles. It is so much fun.
Jan 19, 2010
Jessica
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Awesome book! A big hit with the preschool kids. It meets a lot of my requirements for a fun read-aloud book:
1. a repetitive phrase we all can say together
2. fun illustrations
3. a theme or message (being afraid and being brave)
4. opportunities for active engagement (opening our arms to become alligator mouths, etc.)
5. some (but not too many!) "bigger words" that they can make sense of due to context.
1. a repetitive phrase we all can say together
2. fun illustrations
3. a theme or message (being afraid and being brave)
4. opportunities for active engagement (opening our arms to become alligator mouths, etc.)
5. some (but not too many!) "bigger words" that they can make sense of due to context.
Nov 20, 2011
Charlotte
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Snip Snap is about three children who are frightened of an approaching alligator. I love this story because it acknoledges and validates the fear that the children feel and then models how to be brave to overcome the fear. Great book for the 'fraidy cat in your life and their siblings.
Jun 16, 2010
Dolores
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I found this book about an alligator who climbs out of a sewer and into the children's house to be just an okay read-aloud for me...I used an alligator puppet to build up the storylines of the alligator getting closer and closer to the children and it worked pretty well.
Aug 22, 2011
Jenny
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The best thing I could say about this book is that it is nicely illustrated. The worst of the bunch from the library this time round.
Blah. For the grown-up reading at least.
My daughter quite liked it though, but the rating is mine, because I had to read it.
Blah. For the grown-up reading at least.
My daughter quite liked it though, but the rating is mine, because I had to read it.
May 09, 2011
Nicole
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My youngest daughter really liked listening to this story. She enjoyed the alligator getting closer and closer and the kids yelling at him to get out! My oldest enjoyed reading it. She made her voice get louder and louder as he got closer and closer.
Nov 10, 2011
Anj
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My daughter loves this book! It's pretty cute. There were a few places where it lost rhythm but otherwise a delightful story to read. My daughter especially liked saying "You bet they were" over and over.
Aug 31, 2009
Virginia
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Really suspenseful for a Kindergarten (or almost K) storytime. The alligator is creeping creeping up the stairs. Were the children scared?
The kids would have lots of fun sending that alligator packing!
The kids would have lots of fun sending that alligator packing!
Apr 11, 2011
Puja
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This book is a little suspenseful and teaches children how to be brave with great illustrations. It is a great book to be read aloud to the entire classroom.
Jul 27, 2010
Edna
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An alligator slowly crawls upstairs and scares three children who decide they have to do something! Good real aloud book with the noises and repeating chant.
Nov 22, 2008
Gaylene
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the repitition was fun, but I was waiting for the alligator to be something else and was a bit disappointed it was really an alligator.
Nov 27, 2011
Cheryl in CC NV
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I dunno - it just seemed too creepy & scary to me. Alligators in the sewers is an all-too-plausible urban legend.
Jun 20, 2009
Karen
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Suspenseful, wonderful adjectives and descriptions, great drawings. I cannot wait to read this one aloud to kids!
Feb 05, 2008
Jackie
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Repetition makes this alligator tale (no pun intended) predictable and hilarious. The children hear a ‘snip snap’ all through the house and ask, ‘what’s that?’ time and time again until the alligator gets closer and closer. Were they scared? You bet they were! They try to hide, they try to get out of its way, when they decide to take the upper hand and tell the alligator to get out. Now, it is the alligator’s turn to be scared…was it? You bet it was! A great story for predicting, while a child c
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Nov 08, 2011
Love this book! It is a great read aloud. The kiddos loved to participate by reading the "Big Words".
Oct 29, 2009
Andrea
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This is the kind of book kids beg for, the kind they yell out in and the kind that has a GREAT ending!
Nov 22, 2011
Danie
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A good scary but not too scary book about an alligator creeping up to gobble some tasty children.
Apr 11, 2011
Lisa
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Great story. Exciting to act out. Kids will like it. Illustrations were pretty good.
Dec 06, 2010
Cute story about a scary alligator coming for the children, are they scared???? YES!
Dec 13, 2008
Kristin
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Teeney-tiny bit scary, but a great read-aloud for early elementary kids.
Jul 11, 2011
Joan
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This is one of the favorites in my preschool class. It is a great attention keeper and each time we read it the preschoolers would look forward to and join in the repeated phrases. This book is a good read to increase language and repetition in young readers, because after the first few pages they can join in to repeat the last words on each page.
