Ariane Dewey

"The Last Laugh," is about a snake who is not so nice to the other animals he sneaks up on. Each page of the book shows cartoon panels with beautiful illustrations of the animals. As the story begins, the snake sneaks up on a bird, a gopher, a mother rat and her baby mice, and then a duck. As the snake sneaks up on each animal, he hisses("Hiss!"). After the snake scares each animal, he laughs (Hee... Hee...) as they run away, except for the duck. As snake hisses, the duck flies into his mouth and the snake swallows him. Suddenly, the snake can only "Quack!" rather than "Hiss". A green and pink snake cross his path hissing. The orange snake quacks instead and they both laugh at him. As he quacks, he attracts a flock of other ducks. The first duck climbs out of the snakes mouth and he happily watches them fly away. The snake is unaware that one duck is behind him. The duck takes a deep breathe and lets out a loud "Quack," which startles the snake. The last page of the book states, "This book is dedicated to bullies everywhere." The message of the story is what goes around comes around.… (mais)

This is a picture book about a crocodiles attempt to trick a little boy. Through the story, you meet a few characters that help support the crocodile's motivation. This is a folktale that is told in the Philippines. The story includes a ride on the back of the crocodile through the jungle. There is a surprise ending with that redirects the readers thinking. This story is about community and helping one another.
Ages 3rd- 4th grade
Critique of genre- This book is an example of a fantasy because the non-human characters take on human characteristics
Media- colored pencils and water color… (mais)