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Scaredy Snacks
The snacks are back in this latest nutty adventure from the bestselling creator of
Peanut Butter & Cupcake!
It's cleaning day in the snack cabinet, and Cheese Doodle, Pretzel, and Sprinkles are hard at work. When the food friends learn that someone has moved in next door, though, they make like bananas and split to go meet their new neighbor. But when their knock not only goes unanswered, but also opens the door to Dr. Nuttenstein's house with a creeeeak, what they find inside leaves them as shaken as if they'd been placed in a blender...
In this latest spookily funny book by Terry Border, three snacks learn that they have to follow the rules--and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
It's cleaning day in the snack cabinet, and Cheese Doodle, Pretzel, and Sprinkles are hard at work. When the food friends learn that someone has moved in next door, though, they make like bananas and split to go meet their new neighbor. But when their knock not only goes unanswered, but also opens the door to Dr. Nuttenstein's house with a creeeeak, what they find inside leaves them as shaken as if they'd been placed in a blender...
In this latest spookily funny book by Terry Border, three snacks learn that they have to follow the rules--and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published August 25, 2020
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April 3, 2020Just read this with my youngest. Cute book. Review to come.
December 31, 2020
What a fun little book about a group of snacks that travel across the kitchen to welcome the new Dr. Nuttenstein. But when they arrived at his house, they hide and discover what he's actually up to -- he's making a cookie monster! It's not long before the hiding snacks are found and I just hope they all make it out of there alive! The illustrations are particularly fun to look at. The art was done by manipulating and photographing three-dimensional objects.
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November 7, 2020
very entertaining! Hilarious at the end (no spoilers though! :) )
October 18, 2020
The dark twist at the end redeemed it for me, but not sure what intended audience will think. Some will laugh. Others will be disturbed and mad that I read it to them. Most- it will go over their head unless I explain it. Adults will like this one better than some kids ages 4-7. Kids will like the diorama like art.
September 15, 2020
Doesn't live up to my expectations for cleverness that were in his previous titles.
September 22, 2020
Prepare to be slightly spooked as three edible friends go to visit the new neighbor--a mad scientist peanut! (Or was he a Nutter Butter?)
Anyway, the pictures are the best part of the story. The pictures are real-life photographs taken of different foods made to look like characters. That was a lot of fun. The story, well... I'm not sure all kids will be okay with the ending, to be honest. It's like a horror story for five-year-olds, if you know what I mean. (You probably don't know what I mean, but I don't want to give away the ending.)
Final judgement: fun pictures with a fun little story.
Anyway, the pictures are the best part of the story. The pictures are real-life photographs taken of different foods made to look like characters. That was a lot of fun. The story, well... I'm not sure all kids will be okay with the ending, to be honest. It's like a horror story for five-year-olds, if you know what I mean. (You probably don't know what I mean, but I don't want to give away the ending.)
Final judgement: fun pictures with a fun little story.
September 18, 2020
We enjoyed this book by the author of Peanut Butter and Cupcake! Doodle, Sprinkles, and Pretzel are off to welcome Dr. Nuttenstiein, their new neighbor, to the neighborhood. The ending surprise, that the "Nutter Butter Cookie Monster" ingests the "Sprinkles' cookie character, is clever. "That's the way the cookie crumbles, " the text reads.
My four year old has begged me to read it to him again and again.
My four year old has begged me to read it to him again and again.
August 22, 2021
“Because sometimes, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.”
Sprinkles doesn’t feel like helping to clean. She wants to visit the new neighbor, Dr. Nuttenstein. “Word on the kitchen counter was that he was a little ... bananas.” Pretzel and Cheese Doodle go with Sprinkles, and with the door ajar, they go inside. And they see that Dr. Nuttenstein is creating a “peanut butter biscuit beast!” What will happen to the snacks?
Kids will love this one. The illustrations are fabulous 😃
Sprinkles doesn’t feel like helping to clean. She wants to visit the new neighbor, Dr. Nuttenstein. “Word on the kitchen counter was that he was a little ... bananas.” Pretzel and Cheese Doodle go with Sprinkles, and with the door ajar, they go inside. And they see that Dr. Nuttenstein is creating a “peanut butter biscuit beast!” What will happen to the snacks?
Kids will love this one. The illustrations are fabulous 😃
October 9, 2021
Whoa. That took a dark turn! Wasn't expecting that ending from this otherwise whimsical book. Haha. Love the attention to detail in every scene (the little glasses on the pickles in the jar, the skulls made out of...cheese?). Kids will probably love the ending, instead of sensitive me who literally gasped. haha.
March 3, 2024
This book follows a trio of snacks as they spy on their new neighbor who turns out to me a scientist that makes a new snack. I would use this book in my classroom for when students need a break and want to listen to a funny story.
May 26, 2020
Enjoyed the nuances and play on words throughout this book.
September 25, 2020
Truly terrifying.
October 9, 2020
A true groaner of an eye roller. lol
November 2, 2020
Great photos of these snack characters as they visit a Frankenstein-ish vignette. My second graders enjoyed the bit of inferencing that was required of them at the end.
December 15, 2020
Great visuals. the snacks are realistic and creative. Story has great humor.
January 2, 2021
This not so spooky story is cute but doesn't quite hit home for me. I do love the delicious snacks and was really hungry after reading!
January 11, 2021
Dark humor, which my coworkers and I love. Good for Kindergarten and up. Think the sweet spot would be 2-4th graders.
January 26, 2021
A fun story with lots of puns. The characters are actual food items which have been photographed.
February 10, 2021
I think the kids will enjoy this one.
February 21, 2021
Not as clever as "Merry Christmas, Peanut!"
April 21, 2021
My daughters love this book. I think it is okay but gave it a higher rating based on the number of times they ask me to read it.
June 8, 2021
Rated by Harper (5). Illustrations were awesome!!
February 2, 2022
Fun for kids and adults. The Girls Scout cookies were the best! I would read or watch a "making of" with delight!
May 3, 2022
Another twist on a classic tale. Perfect for children and it involves snack foods!
October 27, 2022
Terry Border did it again. This is an amazing and highly-engaging book.
November 15, 2022
Great for spooky storytime!
February 24, 2023
My 6 and 1/2 yr old really liked it. He thought the twist at the end was funny. It’s one book he’s asked to read more than once.
March 8, 2023
Hilarious, laugh out loud with adorable pictures!
June 6, 2023
6/4/2023 ~ Fascinating camera work and a vividly imaginative use of snack food.
I found this book on the Books for Sale shelf at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick, MD.
I found this book on the Books for Sale shelf at the C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick, MD.
September 20, 2023
Started great, fell flat. Love the concept though.
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