Little Britches saddles her pony and heads out for the rodeo. She hopes to win first prize in the calf-roping contest. Along the way, she meets seven cunning rattlesnakes. One by one, they threaten to eat her up! But Little Britches is smart. She knows how to bargain with those rattlesnakes and come out on top! Endearing graphite, watercolor, and digital illustrations by Vincent Nguyen bring this southwestern romp to an outlandish finish.
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PreSchool-Grade 1—Little Britches heads out to the rodeo where she hopes to do well in calf roping. Along the way, however, she meets seven rattlesnakes, each of whom she appeases by handing over a piece of her fancy cowgirl attire. A twist of fate returns the duds and she wins at the rodeo. Set in the Texas desert, the illustrations are rendered in muted browns, golds, reds, and blues. Little Britches looks like a spunky preschooler with determination written all over her postures and face. The colorful snakes look wily and ridiculous when dressed in her duds. A fun read-aloud.—Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
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On her way to the rodeo, where she thinks she’ll have a good shot to win the calf-roping contest, Little Britches runs across a series of rattlesnakes who threaten to eat her right up. At each encounter, she bargains with the rattlers, offering her new hat, chaps, boots, and so on until she’s left with only her long johns to wear to the rodeo. She figures everyone will laugh at her and decides to just go home, but then spots all the snakes showing off their newfound clothes to each other. Bickering ensues, and the snakes wind up swallowing each other so that nothing’s left except Little Britches’ whole wardrobe. Kimmel’s little yarn makes good use of early counting concepts and introduces some western lingo in a leisurely repetitive structure. This will make for a swell read-aloud, highlighted by the repeated threat Little Britch-ch-ches, we’re gonna s-s-swaller you up! Nguyen’s artwork complements the glib silliness as the snakes try to fill out the little girl’s clothing. Grades K-2. --Ian Chipman
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This was a delightful book for my Kindergarten children as we live in the southwest desert and the children could relate to the book.
It was a fun book and lots of comments from the children on it.
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Wonderfully entertaining!,
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My five year old son and I just got this book and we have read it over 10 times. We love the personality of Little Britches and how she interacts with the rattlesnakes. It's a delightful story of how a young feisty cowgirl overcomes the wiles of 7 sinister snakes! The prose is quite entertaining and the illustrations are touching.
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Vincent Nguyen's drawings are light-hearted and fun,
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Eric Kimmel's LITTLE BRITCHES AND THE RATTLERS will reach ages 4-8 with an outstanding survey of Little Britches, who saddles her pony and heads out for the rodeo hoping to win a contest prize. Thwarted by rattlesnakes, Little Britches must learn how to overcome adversity to win the price. Vincent Nguyen's drawings are light-hearted and fun.
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