The Snatchabook [Hardcover]

<p>A brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud rhyming text about books and the joy of reading in the vein of <em>New York Times</em>bestsellers <em>It's a Book</em>, <em>How Rocket Learned to Read</em>, and <em>Dog Loves Books</em>.</p><p><strong>Where have all the bedtime stories gone? </strong></p><p><em>One dark, dark night in Burrow Down, a rabbit named Eliza Brown found a book and settled down...when a Snatchabook flew into town.</em></p><p>It's bedtime in the woods of Burrow Down, and all the animals are ready for their bedtime story. But books are mysteriously disappearing. Eliza Brown decides to stay awake and catch the book thief. It turns out to be a little creature called the Snatchabook who has no one to read him a bedtime story. All turns out well when the books are returned and the animals take turns reading bedtime stories to the Snatchabook.</p>"I dare you to try to read The <i>Snatchabook</i>silently to yourself. You can't do it. The book is so wonderful it demands to be read out loud. And besides, if you didn't read the book out loud, how would the <i>Snatchabook</i>hear it?" - <strong><em>Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick</em></strong>"[A] rollicking paean to the pleasures of reading aloud. " - <strong><em>The Wall Street Journal</em></strong>"With rhyming text reminiscent of Dr. Seuss's work, this book refuses to be read silently. . . The gorgeous illustrations are a perfect match for the lively text. This book is a fabulous fit for both storytime and one-on-one reading. Children will be begging for this book to be read to them every night??clever ones will claim they want to keep the <i>Snatchabook</i>happy." - <strong><em>School Library Journal</em></strong>"The husband-and-wife team of the Dochertys have a winner in this heartwarming tribute to the essl3F