Snoozapalooza

by Kimberlee Gard, Vivian Mineker (Illustrator)

Overview

A cold wind blows, and snow starts to fall,

Mouse hides in a den that’s cozy and small.

Snuggling into a wee-sized heap,

ONE begins snoring and drifts off to sleep.

Count to ten with these cuddly forest creatures as they settle down and hibernate for the winter. Friends of all sizes, from bear to mouse, snuggle together in one furry heap to endure the snowy season. With adorable illustrations and rhyming verse, Snoozapalooza will warm even the deepest chill.

They doze and they dream, tucked out of sight,

A snoozapalooza all day and all night.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781641702553
Publisher:	Familius
Publication date:	09/16/2020
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Kimberlee Gard spent most of her childhood running from books instead of reading them, as a learning disorder held her back until she was taught the tools to overcome her dyslexia. This sparked Kimberlee's aspiration to write books for children that would bring about the same love of reading she eventually found and encourage even the most reluctant and struggling reader.

Editorial Reviews

"Guaranteed to tickle and delight while reinforcing counting skills."
-Kirkus Reviews


"The text has a wonderful use of rhythm and rhyme...The illustrations are adorable."
-Manhattan Book Review

From the Publisher

2020-07-14
Ten forest critters hibernate in the same winter den, producing one massive “snoozapalooza."

A mouse curls up in a “wee-sized heap” in a cozy winter den, snoring, sleeping, dozing, and dreaming in a “snoozapalooza.” He’s joined by a snail, and the two snuggle in a “tiny heap,” snoring, sleeping, dozing, and dreaming. A mole tunnels into the den, becoming the third creature in the “little heap.” A weary chipmunk appears as the fourth snoring, sleeping animal in the “bigger heap.” A hedgehog makes it a “growing heap” of five, followed by a rabbit who adds to the “rising heap” of six. A skunk settles into the “mighty heap” of seven. The arrival of a fox creates a “grand-sized heap” of eight, and a badger increases the “giant heap” to nine. Finally, a bear squeezes into the now-“massive heap” of snoring, sleeping, dozing, and dreaming denizens. Their combined, prodigious snoring eventually frightens and bewilders 10 other woodland critters, prompting them to mount a massive wake-up chorus. Relying on repetition—but for the number (rendered as a numeral) and the adjective, many stanzas are identical—and rhyme, the text of this clever counting book gradually builds into a “snoozapalooza” as each new creature joins the snoring heap. Working with simple, readily identifiable shapes, the fancifully colorful, comic illustrations visually reinforce the growth concept, with the increasing size of each creature added to the expanding mass of hilariously intertwined, hibernating bodies.

Guaranteed to tickle and delight while reinforcing counting skills. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews