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The Snurtch

The Snurtch

by Sean Ferrell (Author)

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    Picture Book 2016

    $20.22
Synopsis

Some days are Snurtch days. Ruthie is having one of those.

Ruthie has a problem at school.

It is not the students. It is not the classroom. It is not the reading or the writing or the math. It is something scribbly, scrunchy, grabby, burpy, and rude. It is the Snurtch.

From the team behind I Don't Like Koala, this clever picture book takes a discerning look at the challenges of behaving and controlling your emotions--especially when your own personal monster keeps getting in the way.

$20.22

Quantity

4 in stock

More Information

Format: Picture Book
 Pages: 40
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 01 Oct 2016
ISBN 10: 1481456563
ISBN 13: 9781481456562

Media Reviews
* Everyone has his or her demons. Ruthie's is called the Snurtch.... The Snurtch is grabby and burpy and rude, writes Ferrell, who, along with Santoso, explored another less-than-healthy relationship in I Don't Like Koala (2015)...after Ruthie shares a portrait of her nemesis in class, the exercise triggers an epiphany: yes, the Snurtch is part of her, but it doesn't control her. The Snurtch isn't vanquished (nobody's perfect), but with Ruthie's new sense of self, it becomes a little more empathic, which vastly improves her feelings toward school. It's beautifully true to life, and Santoso's quick-tempered heroine, with her eloquent grimaces and pigtails that festoon her head like architectural detailing, is fully deserving of readers' sympathies. And as the final pages make clear, Ruthie is hardly alone in having an attitude that can get a little beastly. --Publishers Weekly, May 2016, *STARRED REVIEW*
Ruthie resolutely marches into her classroom, pigtails in angry puffs, to find her old nemesis--the Snurtch--already seated at her desk.... The creators of I Don't Like Koala (2015) here take on another childhood challenge with their signature quirkiness. Santoso's hysterical illustrations expertly capture the children's open expressions and the wild antics of the Snurtches....kids will identify with having a fidgety, mischievous monster inside. --Booklist, July 2016
Author Bio
Sean Ferrell distracts his Snurtch with chicken wings and then writes novels and picture books. He also thinks his Snurtch types things when he's not around belch pig waffle car purple squirrel. Visit Sean online at SeanFerrell.com.

Charles Santoso has two Snurtches. One bugs him when he works on picture books, and the other keeps pulling his hair while he creates illustrations for animated feature films. They're generally pretty nice after being given a sip of hot green tea. You can visit Charles at CharlesSantoso.com.