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Kipper's Snacktime
- By Mick Inkpen
- Genre: Picture Book
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Unfortunately, all the snacks are sweets.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this book displays a veritable junk-food feast. Out of the five snacks featured, only one is healthy fare.
What's the story?
It's snack time, and Kipper has a hankering for something yummy for his tummy. From cake to carrots, readers are asked to find some of Kipper's favorite snacks. Colorful illustrations feature a delectable display of goodies from which readers can choose, but many snacks are sweets.
Is it any good?
As with the other titles in this series about Kipper, the simply drawn and brightly colored illustrations are ideal for toddlers. But KIPPER'S SNACKTIME presents more of a challenge for readers, requiring them to distinguish between hot and cold and crunchy and wobbly, extending its appeal to the preschool set. The problem is that it displays a veritable junk-food feast featuring ice cream, cake, and a hot dog. Out of the five snacks featured, only one is healthy fare.
Toddlers eagerly identified their favorite treats. An extension activity that added a bit more challenge to the simple format for older preschoolers was to name more than one food in each category -- attempting to list, for example, as many crunchy, cold, and hot foods as they could.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about healthy snacks. Using the adjectives in the book -- such as crunchy, cold, etc. -- come up with favorite snacks that are good for you.
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May be persuading kids to eat junk-food
In this book, Kipper has lots of snacks and describes them to the reader. Unfortunately, the snacks are all junk food. He only eats one healthy food, the others are sweets.
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this book was made for young children anyone over 7 or 8 or 9 would ever watch kipper or read kipper's books!
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Kid, 11 years old
August 15, 2010
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iffy ages 2-8
the bad message was the snacks wer sweets so the sweets turned into health food
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Kid, 12 years old
August 15, 2010
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Ann Marie Sammataro!
there is no pg-13 kipper you d****bag! Ann Marie Sammataro
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Ann Marie Sammataro!
there is no pg-13 kipper you d****bag! Ann Marie Sammataro
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Kid, 11 years old
August 15, 2010
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Ann Marie Sammataro!
there is no pg-13 kipper you d****bag! Ann Marie Sammataro
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| Author: | Mick Inkpen |
| Illustrator: | Mick Inkpen |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Picture Book |
| Publisher: | Harcourt Brace |
| Publication date: | January 1, 1999 |
| Number of pages: | 10 |
| Hardcover price: | $7.95 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 2 - 4 |
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