Snappy Little Bugs: A Pop-Up Book [Hardcover]

Dug Steer (Author), Claire Nielson (Author), Derek Matthews (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Bold bright graphics, a simple clean design, engaging rhyming text that appeals to young kids, and big pop-ups on each spread; this is the appeal of the Snappy series. Bugs jump right off the pages of this kid-friendly book. What better way to learn than with this happy, snappy pop-up!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 20 pages
• Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books; Pop-up Fun edition (2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571458999
• ISBN-13: 978-1571458995
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,197,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Published and award winning illustrator, author, commercial artist and character designer.

His credits include National Parenting Publications Gold Medal and Honour awards and a US Juvenile Non-Fiction number one best seller.

His series of Snappy books has become an international phenomenon with global sales of over 13 million and continues to grow with the addition of new titles.

He has two grown up sons and lives in Surrey, England with his wife .....and cat.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snappy Books are the best children's books, November 1, 1999

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Eric S. Martinis "martinis" (Darnestown, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snappy Little Bugs (Snappy Pop-Ups) (Hardcover)

We have all five of the Snappy books and our child loves them to death. He spends hours looking at the beautiful and creative pop-ups. I suggest you buy all of them right now!!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter's favorite of the Snappy series, July 30, 2002

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Julia "chicago-peach" (Oak Park, IL, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snappy Little Bugs (Snappy Pop-Ups) (Hardcover)

We own many books in the Snappy line of pop-up books. This one is my daughter's favorite (followed closely by the Dinosaur book). It's one of the only books where I have to say that I will read it "Just one more time". I think that insects, spiders and worms hold a special appeal for the very young.

It is well-loved, but does not have rips and tears like our lift-the-flap or pull-tab books. So far I haven't had to repair this book at all. The Snappy books are the only pop-up books we own that actually look "gently used".

The bugs are drawn in such a way that they are identifiable, even by a small child. The pop-up actions differ from page to page, making the illustrations seem fresh.

What I like best about this line of books is that the pop-up figures "work" without the use of pull tabs. Just opening the page causes the pop-up figures to rise from the page. This makes these books a little bit more durable than our pop-up books by other publishers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a super pop-up book!, March 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Snappy Little Bugs: A Pop-Up Book (Hardcover)

I was really impressed with this line of pop up books!!! This book has bright cutely drawn bugs, and the pop-ups require no tabs to pull -- just open the page and the critters pop up! And I do have to say, the durability is about the best I've seen around! These books aren't totally indistructable, but the are very sturdy. This was the first pop-up book we bought for our son (16 mos old). We had thought, "give our son, a pop up book? you've got to be kidding". You're talking the the parent of a boy whose motto is, "If it's not coming, I just must not be pulling hard enough!" He just doesn't understand some things aren't meant to be pulled apart. But these books have survived very well. I still supervise him with them, the ones that did get ripped...just needed a little tape, and the pop-up still works.