無聲的繪本，有聲的畫面
故事在一連串狀聲詞中，展開連環戲劇性的發展
頑皮的螃蟹用爪子夾了正在看書的鱷魚Snip/Snap
痛得鱷魚慌張大叫，濺起湖面陣陣水花 Splosh/Splish
水裡的魚兒嚇得躍出水面，竟慘遭飛過的鳥兒叼走 Flap
覓食歸巢的鳥兒，晃動了枝條上的鳥巢 Creak
巢穴裡的蛋不甚滾啊滾掉到了地上 Wobble/Boing/Fump
地上的鱷魚蛋、滾落的鳥蛋 Crick/Crack
不約而同的在此時裂開…
孩子透過生動的插圖，就可以觀察故事的脈絡發展
逗趣的故事內容、大小頁面的特殊設計
讓孩子也可以利用這些簡單的狀聲詞，描述事件發展的過程
超動感的故事在最後是否圓滿結束了呢？
不不不…書角出現了一隻蠢蠢欲動的龍蝦
SNIP SNIP! SNAP SNAP! This brilliant tale is about a cheeky crab, a crocodile, and a spot of mayhem – with shaped pages to turn, giggles galore, and lots of noisy words to say! Created by Ben Newman, the illustrator of the bestselling Professor Astro Cat series.
It’s peaceful and quiet by the river bank, where an unsuspecting crocodile watches over her eggs. But when a naughty crab goes SNIP! SNIP! both noise and mayhem follow. SPLISH-SPLASH . . . WOBBLE-WOBBLE . . . CRICK-CRACK – and all from one naughty little nip!
Specially developed and tested with his own preschool-aged children SNIP SNAP is based on common animal noises and miming games played by preschoolers everywhere. The lively and rhythmic words in this story are easy to remember and say together, and coupled with the dynamic, colourful illustrations and cut-away pages, this book helps preschoolers develop vital pre-reading skills.
