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Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko
4.0
Author: Julie Falatko
Illustrator: Tim Miller
Title: Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!)
Publisher: Viking
Date: 2016
Age range of intended reader as stated by book or publisher’s website: 4-8 years
Age range as you see it if that differs from what the book claims: I concur with 4-8 years.
Brief assessment of the book’s quality (artistic, literary, intellectual merit) – no more than two sentences: This book’s design makes it look like a series of comic book or cartoon panels - something that will probably appeal to lots of younger readers.
Brief assessment of potential use of book with young readers, if applicable (storytime, curriculum support, summer reading list, etc.) – no more than one sentence: This story would lend itself well to a lesson on unreliable narrators and how perspective can shape how a story is told.
Brief assessment of books’ appeal to potential readers - no more than two sentences: The images and story will undoubtedly appeal to younger audiences, and some may find they are familiar with the concept of someone telling a story about them that is not quite true to the facts (especially if they have siblings!).
Dr. Vandergrift's framing statements for illustrations:
What really caught my eye was the simplicity of the drawings.
That artwork shows cartoonish humor really well.
I'd like to see more of the alphabetical grocery store.
That artist is really skilled at including lots of background detail in what seem like very simplistic images.
I am a little confused by the fact that there does not seem to be a consistent reason for the few shifts in style from framed cartoon images to unframed cartoon images.
If I had to characterize this illustration in one word, that word would be cartoon.
Illustrator: Tim Miller
Title: Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!)
Publisher: Viking
Date: 2016
Age range of intended reader as stated by book or publisher’s website: 4-8 years
Age range as you see it if that differs from what the book claims: I concur with 4-8 years.
Brief assessment of the book’s quality (artistic, literary, intellectual merit) – no more than two sentences: This book’s design makes it look like a series of comic book or cartoon panels - something that will probably appeal to lots of younger readers.
Brief assessment of potential use of book with young readers, if applicable (storytime, curriculum support, summer reading list, etc.) – no more than one sentence: This story would lend itself well to a lesson on unreliable narrators and how perspective can shape how a story is told.
Brief assessment of books’ appeal to potential readers - no more than two sentences: The images and story will undoubtedly appeal to younger audiences, and some may find they are familiar with the concept of someone telling a story about them that is not quite true to the facts (especially if they have siblings!).
Dr. Vandergrift's framing statements for illustrations:
What really caught my eye was the simplicity of the drawings.
That artwork shows cartoonish humor really well.
I'd like to see more of the alphabetical grocery store.
That artist is really skilled at including lots of background detail in what seem like very simplistic images.
I am a little confused by the fact that there does not seem to be a consistent reason for the few shifts in style from framed cartoon images to unframed cartoon images.
If I had to characterize this illustration in one word, that word would be cartoon.