Snip Snap

Name: Snip Snap
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781529051452
Price: 17.99 NZD
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By Ben Newman

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Summary

Snip Snap is a lively and colourful picture book featuring a cheeky crab, a watchful crocodile, and a burst of playful mayhem by the riverbank. The story follows the noisy antics sparked by the crab's mischievous nipping, using rhythmic, easy-to-remember animal noises and interactive shaped pages that young children love to explore.
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Snip Snap

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A hilarious and action-packed story, full of surprises, with cut-away pages to turn and noisy words to say together.

The delightfully noisy story of when a naughty crab meets an unsuspecting crocodile - specially developed for preschool-aged children who love joining in.

Description

Snip Snap is a brilliant tale about a cheeky crab, a crocodile, and a spot of mayhem. With shaped pages to turn, giggles galore, and lots of noisy words to say!

It is created by Ben Newman, the illustrator of the bestselling Professor Astro Cat series.

It's peaceful and quiet by the river bank, where an unsuspecting crocodile watches over her eggs. But when a naughty crab goes SNIP! SNIP! both noise and mayhem follow. SPLISH-SPLASH . . . WOBBLE-WOBBLE . . . CRICK-CRACK - all from one naughty little nip!

Specially developed and tested with his own preschool-aged children, Snip Snap is based on common animal noises and miming games played by preschoolers everywhere. The lively and rhythmic words in this story are easy to remember and say together, and coupled with the dynamic, colourful illustrations and cut-away pages, this book helps preschoolers develop vital pre-reading skills.

Fans of Snip Snap will also enjoy Ben Newman's Rumble Tumble!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529051452

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 278g

Pages: 32

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Activity Books and Kits Ben Newman Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids

About the Author

Ben Newman is an illustrator and designer. He has produced work for a large range of clients, including Tate Modern, The New York Times, BBC Radio 4, Google, and The New Yorker, and created many children's books including Snip Snap, Rumble Tumble, and the bestselling Professor Astro Cat series. He lives in Hastings.

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