Review: Snap

Snap

Written by Damian Harvey

Illustrated by Lucy Richards

Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Orchard Books
ISBN: 978-1-84362-865-1

Summary/back cover:
Snap might look different to all Mother Duck's other little ducklings, but she thinks he is just adorable!
Families come in all shapes and sizes. This beautiful book celebrates the love that makes every family special.

Review:
This is a gorgeous wee book about a Mother Duck that finds a crocodile (or alligator?) egg and adopts it as her own.  My 2.5 year old finds it highly amusing that I kept calling the crocodile a 'duck' through the story, but he agreed that Mother Duck loved the crocodile, and the crocodile loved the ducks back.

I love the message in the story - the other animals laugh at Snap, because he doesn't look like the rest of his family, but Mother Duck repeats a number of times, "Some ducklings are different, but to me they're all wonderful."

A gorgeous wee read, I rate this one 4.5/5


Review writteb by Bronwyn