The Horn Book Guide

YOUNGER FICTION

Cowley, Joy

Friends: Snake and Lizard

126 pp. | Gecko | October, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-877579-01-1 $16.95

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Gavin Bishop. The beguiling pair introduced in Snake and Lizard now share a burrow and are business partners, too. They bicker constantly; still, the outcomes are fair, reasonable, and often capped with a delightfully ironic twist. Their unobtrusively philosophical debates are nifty blends of fact, hearsay, and comic misconstruction. Bishop’s colorful spot art nicely reinforces the affectionate characterizations and the humor.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2012