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Falatko, Julie

Snappsy the Alligator: Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!

40 pp. | Viking | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-451-46945-8 $16.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Tim Miller. This is a book-length sparring match between exasperated alligator Snappsy and an offstage storyteller-foil who criticizes Snappsy and ignores his pleas to scram. Falatko's ability to sustain the tension at length; Miller's savory palette; and the unvoiced suggestion that when fiction is working well, a character can take on a life of his or her own all serve this meta-story well.
Reviewer: Nell Beram | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2016

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