Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley, illustrations by Gavin BishopThe chapters in Snake and Lizard are essentially short stories about a pair of unlikely friends. Each story is a little parable told with spare language and humour.
Snake and lizard argue and enjoy different things in life and yet they still have fun together and are able to come to many compromises.
Describing this book in such a way makes it sound dry as dust, but this is a fantastic book. It is gorgeously produced, the pictures are wonderful and the stories are extremely suitable for reading to the class. The children will laugh at every story.
Published by Gecko Press
Reviewed by Beth
35 comments:
My then 6yo was given this for Christmas and really enjoyed it. He even chose it to vote for in the awards :)
I enjoyed the awsome chapters in this book because the snake and lizard are very different.They become friends and set aside there differences and become quite close,so close that snake moves into lizards house.My favourite chapter is business chapter because snake and lizard try to sell food and drink but in the end snake buys all lizards drink and lizard buys all snakes food with the coin that snake found.Together they both learn the process of business.In the end they both enjoyed what they had learnt about business.I thought that it was a realy neat book and you can learn something new you no nothing about and also have fun while you are doing it.
Maggie-Rose,St.Josephs School,Te Kuiti,N.Z
Thanks Maggie-Rose! That's a fabulous review!
Just saw your competition post and thought we should add our school as we didn't above,
My son also wanted to add that the stories reminded him of Frog and Toad stories (Arnold Lobel) which he loved when he was younger.
Our school is: Pinehaven School, Upper Hutt
I enjoyed this book too.
a really funny enjoyable story
This book is a winner with Room 5 (yrs 1/2) children at Bluestone School. They enjoyed having the stories read aloud in the library and many of them have borrowed the book since. One student took the book home for the holidays to read to his grandmother. He said she thought the book was 'Wow'.
It is really cool and funny
Springston School
It was different from other books I have read, in a cool way.
Springston School
I think the book is fantastic
Springston School
Snake and lizard is a hilerious book. I like how there was always a problem but they managed to work things out. I also liked how there was a moral at the end of each story. It is a very good book and I recommend it.
I liked the way the pictures were drawn.
Springston School
I liked the pictures
Springston School
I liked the way they were friends and helped each-other.
Springston School
Each chapter is like it's own story
Springston School
I like how the snake and lizard compromise.
Springston School
I liked how the story was written.
Springston School
I like how it was funny at the end of each chapter.
Springston School
it was extremly good it was funny and nice to read
Cardinal Mckeefrys school
it was realy good and I realy liked it
Cardinal mckeefrys school
I loved it so much it was well done in every way
Cardinal Mckeefrys School
thankyou for making this book I loved it so much
Cardinal Mckeefrys School
it was great to read such a well done book
Cardinal Mckeefrys School
I enjoyed this book so much it was a delight to read it I like how snake and the lizard become friends I thought that was just wonderful and put all there differences aside and were closer than ever it was realy great I realy enjoyed that the snake moved in to the lizards place and also like how the snake and the lizard start to sell food and drinks I thought that was the best chapter
Cardinal Mckeefrys School
thanks for creating this book it was so nice
Cardinal Mckeefrys School
it was funny and well illistrated and was well done
Cardinal Mckeefrys school
I got this book for Christmas .I really liked the bit when Snake gets a frog in her throat and Lizard slaps her on the back and then Snakes supper hops away !
Katherine W
St Mary's School
Blenheim
Great book!
Ohuka School.
We loved it when the skunk crossed the river of death and we thought the pictures were brilliant.
Ohuka School.
This book has been used by another teacher at our school for a unit of work and the children really enjoyed it. A wonderful enjoyable book!
Jacinda Watson
Prebbleton School
I chuckled and chuckled when I read this book. It is really great!
Kay - Te Wharau School, Gisborne
Thanks Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop. This is a very funny collection of mini stories that make up a chapter book. My year 4/5 class have thoroughly enjoyed having the stories read to them and we have all had a laugh out loud at the expense of snake and lizard. We have also had some thoughtful discussions around the various themes like friendship and honesty. The short chapters have also led to conversations about the authour's inferences. Khandu Patel, Dyer Street School, Lower Hutt.
read this to my children aged 6 and 8 and they loved it.
Loved the comments about this book - I'll be looking for it!
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