Sid's Surprise: An Animal Story About a Snake, Friends, and Mom for Children (Ages 4-7)

Green Light Readers Level 1

by Candace Carter, Joung Un Kim (Illustrator)

Hiss, hiss! Sid the snake isn't feeling so good. Will he, his slithery friends, and his mom figure out why? It's a big surprise!

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Peacegal]

Simple, gentle easy reader for beginners tells about Sid the snake and his experience growing up. It's nice to see snakes as heroes/appealing characters for a change.

[Amanda]

This was a little different than most Level 1 books we've read. First, it's divided into chapters. There are questions at the end of each chapter about comprehension and imagining yourself in a similar situation to the characters. This was a little beyond my 4 yr old, but we did have some fun with it.

[Lynn]

This is an enjoyable book about a snake who is growing and changing. It is an easy reading book. Although it is a picture book, it is divided in chapters. At the end of each chapter, it has reading comprehension questions which was nice to have to encourage a discussion about the story with my son.

[Fjóla]

My kid liked this one because: 1) it was about a snake and 2) it had questions at the end of each chapter, which turned the attention back to him. Fun read, but VERY easy ...

[Karen]

Some times reading these beginning readers with Caroline feels like torture. I can appreciate one that is clever and teaches something at the same time.