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The Screen Thief


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No. of pages 32

Published: 2021

Great for age 3-8 years

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Look out! There's a Snaffle about, and she'll eat your screen as a snack! When the Snaffle arrives in the city, she just wants to play, but everyone's too busy staring at their screens. The Snaffle discovers that she likes screens, too - as a snack! When she chomps down every last screen in the city, that's when the fun really starts . . . Screens away, it's time to play in this warm, funny, and very timely tale from the creators of The Snatchabook. A brightly illustrated rhyming tale for the whole family to enjoy! Helen and Thomas Docherty are the author and illustrator behind The Snatchabook, The Knight Who Wouldn't Fight and Abracazebra

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2021 by Scholastic .

Thomas Docherty was born in New Zealand but has spent most of his life in England. His picture books have been shortlisted for a variety of awards, including the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for Little Boat. Helen Docherty wrote (and illustrated) her first picture book at the age of six. Her first professional publication, The Snatchabook, was published by Alison Green Books, snatching up 17 coeditions and 2 major UK prize shortlistings. Helen has spent most of her career as a language teacher and also has an MA in Film and Television Production. She has lived and worked in France, Spain, Cuba and Mexico, and now lives in Swansea with her husband and two young daughters.