Snip Snip: Panda Series #5

by Creina Mansfield, Maeve Kelly

Panda books are for beginning readers just starting to make their own way through books. Each book is illustrated with fine line drawings and includes a charming hidden panda for kids to search for in the story. Erin loves to cut things with her little scissors, especially her paper dolls. One day she cuts her hair and makes her Mom very upset. Cutting things can cause lots of trouble, but then she learns that her granddad loves cutting things too.

Genres: Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2001

About the author

Creina Mansfield was born in Bristol in 1949. She studied literature at Cambridge and became a teacher of English at secondary school level. She lived in Dublin for a number of years and is now living in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England with her husband and two teenage sons.
Her first book, Fairchild was published in Hong Kong. Cherokee, Creina's first book with The O'Brien Press, was published in 1994, followed by My Nasty Neighbours in 1995.

Her last books are It Wasn't Me, the story of how Jack deals with the school bully, and Snip Snip for younger readers. Creina's writing has been praised as 'original and compulsive' by Books Ireland and her books have been very favourably reviewed.

Reviews

[Mairéad · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5 Nice story for developing readers aged 6+ who are starting to tackle longer stories. With lots of illustrations dotted throughout the text and a relatable, humourous story I can easily imagine my pupils enjoying this book.