Snakes on a Train

By Author / Illustrator

Kathryn Denni

Genre

Animals

Publisher

Walker Books Ltd

ISBN

9781529507591

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

07-04-2022

Synopsis

The conductor takes the tickets as the snakes start crawling on. The tracks are checked, the whistle blows. It's time to move along. Hissssssssssss goes the sound of the train.

Snakes on a train? Yes, indeed! These colourful, wriggly passengers are going on a fabuloussss journey. They slither onto the train and the adventure begins, travelling through dark tunnels, racing up and down hills and chugging across a bridge above a river of fish. Until finally night falls; it's time for the train to rest and for the snakes to tuck in their tails for a good night's sleep. From the switcher snake that gets the locomotive on the right track to the "breaksnake" who brings the journey to a necessary halt, this is a funny, unforgettable feast for fans of snakes and trains alike.

Reviews

The conductor takes the tickets as the snakes start crawling on. The tracks are checked, the whistle blows. It's time to move along. Hissssssssssss goes the sound of the train.

Snakes on a Train is a children's picture book about a group of snakes that go on a journey on a train. The book is colourful, rhymes, and has short sentences as well as ones with repeated refrains which our younger Nursery children enjoyed joining in with.

The illustrations are high impact and have simple concrete colours and silhouettes the simplicity of which draws in the younger children. This simplicity meant there was lots of additional opportunities to discuss the colours and shapes in the story. We all enjoyed joining in with the hissing of the snakes and the train. I would recommend this book for pre-schoolers.

Picture book / Reviewed by Samantha Hughes, teacher