Snuffle and the egg

Author: A. J. Wood

Illustrator: Jonathan Lambert

For Ages: 2 and above

No. of Pages: 28

Publisher: Templar Publishing, UK

Year: 2008

ISBN: 978-1-74178-713-9

Say hello to Snuffle – as the book begins – a baby elephant as cute as a button, who chances upon an egg. Like every little one who knows that an egg must be handled carefully, if not at all, Snuffle tries his best but ends up, inadvertently, dropping the egg. That’s okay because the egg was ready to hatch anyway. The story ends delightfully.

The illustrator has captured the antics of little ones perfectly especially the part where Snuffle starts to run away when he drops the egg.

I would love to see Snuffle as a television series.

Excerpt

Snuffle picks up the egg very carefully.

He tries moving it around.

He balances it on the end of his trunk …

He blows it gently up in the air. 

Snuffle and the flower

Author:  A J Wood

Illustrator: Jonathan Lambert

Year: 2008

Publisher: Templar Publishing, UK

Age: 3 and above

No. of Pages: 26

ISBN: 978-1-84011-142-2

The simply adorable Snuffle is back and in his search for a friend to play with, he comes across something “small and green.” As he watches over this strange thing, he finds a bee to play with and eventually, plenty of butterflies too.

I loved the subtle way in which the author manages to teach children a plant’s life-cycle and the need for sunshine and rain without looking or sounding like a textbook. 

I would, truly, love to see Snuffle in an animated television series. Hint! Hint! :-)

Excerpt

Snuffle is wondering what the seedling might grow into when a bee buzzes by.

The bee does not like the seedling.

Loop the loop!

It flies in circles – is it looking for something.