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Summary
Snippet is a typical snail. But unlike other snails, he loves to wake up early. While his family is snoozing the morning away, he is wide awake and ready to race to the flowers, make leaf sculptures, and get piggyback rides. With the help of his bug friends, he tries and tries to wake his family up--but nothing works. Until Caterpillar gives him an idea.
Celebrating early birds and late snoozers alike, this story will ring true for the many families with little early risers. It's the perfect tale to fall asleep (or wake up!) to.
Author Notes
BETHANIE DEENEY MURGUIA graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rochester, where she studied psychology and fine art. She received an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York. While in New York, she was an art director for Hearst Magazines. Bethanie lives in California with her husband and two little snippets of her own. She is also the author of Buglette, the Messy Sleeper .
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Snippet, a young snail, wants his family to wake up and play. His friends try to help rouse them: Grasshopper by bouncing on the leaf bed, Firefly by turning on his light, and so on. But Snippet gets inspiration as he watches Caterpillar chew on a leaf, and his quest to wake up the others culminates in a tour-de-force scheme of breakfast in bed. This charming story highlights creative problem solving. Expressive, cartoonlike watercolor and ink illustrations are awash in greens and blues, and the characters come alive through the tilt of their heads, sounds, and silly or serious comments in speech bubbles. Endpapers include a few facts about snails. Great fodder for those looking for picture books that focus on the creative process.-Sara Lissa Paulson, The American Sign Language and English Lower School, New York City (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Having previously examined the sleeping woes of the very tiny in Buglette, the Messy Sleeper, Murguia returns with another nighttime problem every family will recognize: Snippet the snail wakes up at sunrise and can't get his family to play with him. To rouse them, Snippet and his insect friends try making music and bouncing on "the bed" (the leaf underneath which the family sleeps), before Snippet decides to make them breakfast. He chomps right through their leaf, delivering them into the heap of soft leaf bits he's prepared-the snail equivalent of making pancakes for everybody. Text alternates with smartly worded speech balloons ("Are you gonna eat those stems?" Snippet's father asks his wife). Seeing the world of common garden undergrowth at many times life size is one attraction of this low-key book, and Murguia's limpid watercolors and adorable snails charm, too. She has given much thought to what slow-moving snails can and cannot do for recreation, and information on the endpapers ("Snails can pull up to 200 times their weight") playfully augments the main story. Ages 3-6. Agent: Mary Kole, Moveable Type Management. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Every morning, snail Snippet is the first to rise--"I'm awaaake. Hey, guys!"--but Papa, Mama, and Sister keep snoozing soundly. With his bug friends ready to help, Snippet comes up with a tasty wake-up call, though it's not long before Snippet's own sleepiness creeps up on him. Cheery ink, watercolor, and gouache illustrations contain subtle, dryly humorous gags kids will recognize. (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A little snail takes drastic measures to get his mother, father and sister to wake up earlier in the morning. Just an "ordinary snail" who likes to draw on the sidewalk, create leaf sculptures, play soccer and take piggyback rides, Snippet's definitely an early riser. Unfortunately, his mother, father and sister love "to snooze all morning" and barely stir when Snippet tries knocking, hollering and turning on the shower to wake them and relieve his boredom. Grasshopper suggests jumping on the bed. Cricket suggests chirping. Ant suggests pushing everyone out of bed. Firefly suggests flashing his light. Stinkbug offers to roust them with his stench. Snippet desperately tries it all (almost--he wisely rejects Stinkbug's idea). Nothing works until Snippet finds a creative solution to lure his family to the breakfast table. Amusing illustrations rely on precise ink outlines with watercolor and gouache washes to give Snippet, his family and his insect pals a comic charm. Readers view Snippet from a bug's-eye perspective as he ingeniously works to wake up the sleepyheads. Lighthearted endpapers introduce facts about snails critical to the storyline: They sleep a lot, wake slowly, pull up to 200 times their weight, enjoy piggyback rides and have eyes in different locations. Early risers will identify with Snippet's dilemma. (Picture book. 2-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Snippet, the youngest in his snail family, is an early riser. One day, as the sun comes up, Snippet finds himself awake all alone and begins nudging his family for company. The bunch is slow to rouse, despite the helpful suggestions of a grasshopper ( let's jump on the bed ), a cricket ( let's wake them with music ), an ant ( push them out of bed ), and several other insect pals. Finally, Snippet comes up with his own creative solution, but once his family is awake, wouldn't you know it, Snippet is ready for a nap. Murguia (Zoe Gets Ready, 2012) cleverly starts things off with endpapers that feature some engaging facts about the average snail, and her lovely imagery includes softly textured snail shells with lively and colorful patchwork-like designs. The straightforward story feels like it's just an introduction to an appealing character, but the fine art, the satisfaction of the problem solving, and the habits of the snails both familiar and odd should have the young audience coming back for rereads.--Karp, Jesse Copyright 2010 Booklist