Sssnake on a Ssskate?
by Steven V. LeShay
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Pub Date May 02 2023 | Archive Date Feb 01 2024
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Description
Sssweet Sssuzie is sssleeping when a sssilly, ssslithery sssnake zooms into her room on a roller ssskate.
Father comes in with a rake to get rid of the sssnake. Sssusie sssuggests a sssimpler sssolution that ends up making everybody happy.
This Read-Aloud Book will become a favorite bedtime ssstory for 4-6-year-olds when the first letter 's' of each word has a hissing sound.
It is also available on Amazon in paperback for $14.99.
Advance Praise
"5 stars - Awesome book!
This book was so cute! I loved the repeated S sounds throughout. I think it would be great to help children develop phonemic awareness. I hope the author turns this into a series!
5 stars - Sssimp!y a Ssstupendous Sssuccess
What three words sum up my grandchildren's reaction to this book? An immediate and resounding "READ IT AGAIN!!"
And when I visited again the following day, the question was, "Did you bring the slithery snake book again?"
The engaging rhythmic story with colorful illustrations and creative culinary problem solving delights both reader and listener every time!
5 stars - Creative and Amusing!
This book is super cute! The storyline is fun, and the illustrations are awesome. Those sssneaky Sss’es throughout the ssstory are so creative and amusing! I bought this book for my nephews, who really enjoyed it, and continued coming up with Ssss words all day. It was so great, in fact, that I suggested we buy it for the children’s section of the library where I work. We got it, and it is already one of the more popular new books. I highly recommend you ssslither on up and buy this book!
5 stars - Great book to read together! Highly recommend!
Lighthearted, colorful, and fun to read aloud. This is perfect for bedtime sharing.
Kindness to animals, finding creative solutions to problems, and working together with parents are some of the important life lessons in this creative book. Children love this new character the Sssnake on a Ssskate.
Featured Reviews
Virginia H, Reviewer
With the Ss and the rhyming this book is a lot of fun. A silly read that kids will enjoy. The illustrations are nice and the snake has a lot of character.
Taylor M, Educator
I think this is such a cute, funny, and engaging bedtime story! I love the rhyme scheme and think after reading it with your child a few times before bedtime, they will definitely be able to read it along with you! I love how this book takes the idea of the conventional “monster under your bed” type tale and replaces it with a sssilly sssnake! I also really like the use of onomatopoeia on most pages in the book! Words like “whoosh!” and “slurp” really adds to the amusement and engagement of a book like this. Kids can even read along and make these sounds with you!
One part that I think is exceptionally clever is the scene where the father comes into the room with a rake to defend the child against the snake. He has plans to whack it on the head to get rid of it, like most people would do with a pest in the house. But, Suzie very quickly exclaims that hurting him isn’t going to do anything and that instead, they should bake him a cake! I really like this because it takes the focus off of getting rid of problems through harm and instead, focuses on getting rid of things in more kinder ways!
I think the illustrations in this book are super cute, however, I think that with the addition of some extra detail, the images would be more appealing. For example, there are a couple of pages that are just one color and have the snake in the corner. I think that maybe if there was some shading, and more detail in the background that kids may find it more interesting!
Finally, I absolutely adore that the sound that is focused on throughout this book is the letter “s.” This is really important for children to practice because a lot of them really struggle with their “s” sounds! Having an interactive book where they can practice saying this sound on each page will be so beneficial!!
I would like to thank BooksGoSocial for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Ravenclaw L, Reviewer
Sssnake on a Ssskate? by Steven V Leshay is a cute, funny and engaging bedtime read with great rhymes and story. The pictures are beautifully drawn and I recommend this book.
Cherry-Ann L, Reviewer
This book was a fun and delightful read. It was vividly colored, with quirky characters that made you smile.
It makes for a wonderful bedtime story your child would enjoy you reading this book to them.
Reviewer 1101358
Really cute children's story - my kids and I enjoy reading it together - we make funny noises wfor the "SSSSssssnnake" sounds. Really quick read for bedtime - highly recommend. The illustrations are also good.
Gazala A, Reviewer
Another favourite book that we loved this year!! Such a funny and interesting book that we have read endless number of times.
Loved the illustrations and story that this book comes with. Great for kids over 4 to 6.
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