The Snatchabook
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
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** In every house,
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** in every bed,
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A bedtime book was being read...
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Prepare to tuck into a magical tale about the importance of bedtime stories.
One night, all the animalsʼ bedtime story books start disappearing! Thatʼs right, no more books at night for the little owls, the small squirrels, hedgehogs or even skunks. Books are just disappearing left and right!
One brave rabbit called Eliza sets out to solve the mystery - is it a bat? A bird? Eliza finds that itʼs a sad little Snatchabook, a small, magical creature who just wants someone to read to him.
And thatʼs when a mission is set ... to turn a wrong into right.
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heart-warming bedtime story about reading together and imaginative play, written by the fantastic Helen Docherty and illustrated by Thomas Docherty
With a wonderful message about including and helping others, perfect for encouraging empathy
Helen and Thomas Docherty are the author and illustrator behind The Screen Thief , The Knight Who Wouldnʼt Fight and Abracazebra
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
What if all the bedtime books suddenly disappeared? That's the curious nighttime incident in the snug forest animal community of Burrow Down, and it's up to an intrepid rabbit named Eliza Brown to find the culprit. Her discovery is the adorable eponymous critter, a cross between an insect and a bat (with a leonine tail for good measure), who promptly throws himself on Eliza's mercy: "I know it's wrong, but can't you see /I've got no one to read to me!" Eager to make "his full amends," the Snatchabook is welcomed into Burrow Down's homes, and is last seen "perched happily on someone's bed.../ listening hard to each word said." Although the creatures are a mite too cute and the verse overly singsong, the husband-and-wife team of the Dochertys have a winner in this heartwarming tribute to the essential role of bedtime reading in the lives of families. Thomas Docherty's watercolor cartoons are quite splendid, especially for the impressive use of lapis blue to set the nocturnal scenes. Ages 3 6.
