Have You Ever Seen a Sneep?
by Tasha Pym, illustrated by Joel Stewart. 2009. 32 pgs. New York, NY: Farrar,
Straus and Giroux. 9780374328689.
Annotation: Children are asked about a series of fantasy
creatures who ruin different activities for children throughout the day.
Reaction: Using a call out style, the story presents a
number of monsters who plague the narrator, even though he just wants to go
swimming, read a book, and picnic. Finally, the narrator declares he’s coming
to live with the reader, who doesn’t have the problem of the monsters.
Stewart’s water-color illustrations, using soft colors and lines, are
reminiscent of a much older style of children’s illustrations, like those you
would have encountered in the Golden Books of the 1950s.
Primary
early literacy skill enhanced: Phonological
Awareness. Uses rhyming, patterns of words, following the ABA pattern.
Recommended ages: Ages 3 and up.
Tags/Themes: Rhyming stories, Monsters,
Imaginative Play
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