I (Don't) Like Snakes

Description

A bold, bright and fascinating Nature Storybook about one of the world's most hated creatures - the snake! A bold, bright and fascinating Nature Storybook by award-winning writer and zoologist Nicola Davies, about one of the world's most hated creatures - the snake! Perhaps it's the way they slither, or maybe it's their slimy, scaly skin ... whatever the reason, many of us shiver at the thought of a snake - and so does the little girl in this book. But the rest of her family loves them and as they tell her more about snakes (did you know they have no eyelids, smell with their tongues and can swim?) she has a change of heart, and by the end of the book she loves them too. Luciano Lozano's stylish, colourful and informative illustrations perfectly match the warmth and humour of the text.

Nicola Davies is a zoologist and award-winning writer. Her books for children include the best-selling A First Book of Nature, illustrated by Mark Hearld, Tiny: The Invisible World of Microbes, winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's prize for excellence in science (picture book category), Just Ducks, shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, Extreme Animals, Big Blue Whale and The Promise. Nicola lives in Abergavenny, Wales. www.nicola-davies.com @nicolakidsbooks Luciano Lozano is a talented and versatile Spanish artist whose work has featured in magazines, books and newspapers, including the Guardian and the Sunday Times, and on cards, posters and calendars around the world. His books for children include Operation Alphabet, published by Thames & Hudson, and What I Like Most in the World, published by Tula Books. This is Luciano's first book for Walker. He lives in Barcelona, Spain. www.ilustrista.com

It's an unusual tale and the illustrations, which have a 1950s feel, are sss-sensational. -- Alex O'Connell * The Times * Davies' chatty, gently humorous narrative style and Luciano Lozano's superb illustrations of both human and reptilian characters work so well together. The combination of almost cartoon-like humans and zoologically accurate snake drawings together with the differing type-faces used for the text is enormously effective. A must buy for budding zoologists and for the primary school library. -- Jill Bennet * Red Reading Hub * Bold, fascinating Nature Storybook about one of the world's most hated creatures - the snake! * The Bookseller *