The Snack Smasher: And Other Reasons Why It's Not My Fault - Hardcover

Perry, Andrea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689854692 ISBN 13: 9780689854699

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007

Synopsis

DO YOU EVER WONDER...

* Why your otherwise well-behaved hair is always a disaster on school picture day?

* Why there is always ONE piece missing from the puzzle you've been working on for weeks?

* Why the pretzels at the bottom of the bag are ALWAYS smashed to smithereens?

The answers to these and other questions are revealed in The Snack Smasher. Andrea Perry and Alan Snow expose a bevy of mischievous creatures who are out to wreak havoc in kids' lives. Just in time, too -- the Wicked Waitress, the Locker Destroyer, and the Ink Drinkers are all eagerly waiting to strike....

About this title

About the Authors

Andrea Perry is also the author of Here's What You Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe and The Snack Smasher. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Alan Snow is a well-known author and illustrator of children’s books and has also worked in many fields of design and animation. He has written two novels, Here Be Monsters! and Worse Things Happen at Sea!, both set in the wonderfully weird world of Ratbridge. He lives in Bath, England.

Reviews

Grade 2–5—For readers who have ever wondered where those missing puzzle pieces go, why they wake up with bad hair on school picture day, or why their pens are always out of ink, this book has the answers. Introducing a cast of "scoundrels and scalawags given to crime;/dastardly deed doers all in their prime," these funny poems attempt to explain all that and more. In addition to the "Puzzle-Piece Eater," the "Scary-Hair Fairy," and the "Ink Drinkers," children meet the "Cap-Napper and Lid Lifter" (the duo responsible for those annoying spills), the "Snorist" (who sneaks inside Dad's nose to play his tuba), and other horrible hoodlums. Some of the poems are more far-fetched than others (the "Horn Twister" bends cows' headgear into odd shapes and "The Snake Knotters" tie reptiles into bows at the zoo) and the meter occasionally falters, but most of the selections work quite well. The concept is clever and the entries read aloud smoothly. Colorfully wacky pen-and-ink spot illustrations of people and creatures frame the text. They include a lot of cross-hatching and add interest and movement to the pages. Although the poetry isn't stellar, fans of humorous and nonsense verse will find a lot to enjoy here.—Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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The Snack Smasher

And Other Reasons Why It's Not My FaultBy Andrea Perry

Atheneum

Copyright © 2007 Andrea Perry
All right reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-689-85469-9

Chapter One

Snack Smasher

Pretzels, peanuts, popcorn - smashed.

Candy, crackers, cookies - bashed.

Malted, mocha munchies - crunched.

Salty, spicy snackfood - punched.

Brussels sprouts, liver, and spinach - intact?

Dastardly Snack Smasher must have attacked!

Puzzle-Piece Eater

The Puzzle-Piece Eater is one sneaky dude.

He'll ransack your closet in search of fast food, then steal puzzle pieces to swallow unchewed.

(Though sometimes these creatures will also include a marble or checker when they're in the mood.)

With this information I have to conclude that Puzzle-Piece Eaters are creepy and rude.

(Continues...)

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Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689854692
• ISBN 13: 9780689854699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Snow Alan
• Number of pages: 40