Little Britches and the Rattlers

Author Eric A. Kimmel is well known for the tales he has retold from around the world. Some of his best-known titles are Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (a Caldecott Honor book), Gershon’s Monster, Anansi and the Talking Melon, and The Runaway Tortilla. A former professor of children’s literature, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

“This will make for a swell read-aloud, highlighted by the repeated threat ‘Little Britchch-ches, we’re gonna s-s-swaller you up!’ complemented by the glib silliness in Nguyen’s artwork as the snakes try to fill out the little girl’s clothing.” —Booklist“The colorful snakes look wily and ridiculous when dressed in her duds. A fun read-aloud.” —School Library Journal“As Little Britches saddles her pony and heads out to a calf-roping content, she decides to take a shortcut through the dry gulch. When her journey is interrupted several times by rattlesnakes who threaten to ‘s-s-swaller’ her up, the quick-thinking, pint-sized cowgirl offers up her doeskin vest, chaps, red boots, and other attire in exchange for permission to mosey along…it’s a rattling fun tale.” —Kirkus Reviews