This was a cute little learning story that I read to my kids. I liked the illustration and the moral of the story.

There are many things to dislike about this book. First off the way Sneezy is constantly described in all his grease like he just needs to take a bath. The authors try to rhyme, but many are a stretch, and there is no cadence which makes the reader trip over their tongue. And the illustrations are interesting, not in a good way. There are some I like, but most are a bit scary. Overall, I would not purchase this book for my or my library’s collections.

The story is about a character who is engaged as a babysitter. The girl helps the babysitter to improve.

This is a good book, but it doesn't come anywhere near meeting industry standards as far as pages (it's got 16 pages but the industry standard is 28 or 32 pages, so it doesn't come even close to it). The story is kinda rhymey but only on certain lines, and would be much better as either everything rhyming or no rhymes at all, not both at the same time. Those two reasons are why I'm knocking off a star. The illustrations are funny and so appropriate to a child's sense of humour, and I have no doubt they would enjoy it when it's read to them. I'm just wondering about the pronunciation of "Sneasy" though... is it "Sneezy" or does it rhyme with grease or is it something else entirely?

Overall, a good book that will really appeal to young listeners who are reluctant to get clean after playing in the mud or who don't like having their hair washed or whatever.

Sneasy the Greasy is a rat who takes a babysitting job for a little girl named Abigail. Sneazy is actually greasy as his name would imply, so much so the grease drips from him. In addition to the grease Sneazy is also selfish and unkind. He veritably drags Abigail to the park, snatches a coin from her on the way and leaves her patiently waiting for a turn on the swing once they get there. Sneazy doesn't acknowledge Abigail's feet dragging and losing shoes on the way to the park, or her kindness in quietly letting him have the coin or how she patiently waits for the swing. Finally Abigail retaliates by blasting Sneazy with a fountain in the park. This does get rid of the grease which makes him sad, but then all is suddenly well when Abigail hands him her handkerchief and smiles at him. They walk home promising to stay friends.

In all of this neither characters' behaviors are addressed and many opportunities for growth were missed for both characters. Sneazy treats Abigail poorly throughout the story never recognizing the impact of his selfish behavior on Abigail. Her retaliation then misses the mark focusing on her perception of his personal hygiene rather than his poor behavior and how it impacts her. There's no moment for either character where they come to understand one another, or realize there are better ways to treat each other, or that both their behaviors hurt the others feelings. The friendship just seems to miraculously materialize without any real reason for it.

This was a short little book written with a young audience target. It was interesting and I will have to see what my youngest 2 granddaughters think of it. The pictures probably are not the best for this age group, they are a little creepy looking. I think it would be better to have a little more cartoonish look or at least a little more rounded for the characters besides Sneasy.
I liked the storyline it just was so short to build much.
I received an ARC through NetGalley. Thanks to the publisher, Trafford books as well. This did not effect my reviews in any way.