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Summary
Some days are Snurtch days. Ruthie is having one of those.
Ruthie has a problem at school.
It is not the students. It is not the classroom. It is not the reading or the writing or the math. It is something scribbly, scrunchy, grabby, burpy, and rude. It is the Snurtch.
From the team behind I Don't Like Koala , this clever picture book takes a discerning look at the challenges of behaving and controlling your emotions--especially when your own personal monster keeps getting in the way.
Author Notes
Sean Ferrell is the author of two novels for adults, Numb and Man in the Empty Suit . He has since grown up and started writing for children, too. His picture book I Don't Like Koala was published by Atheneum in 2015, and The Snurtch , also from Atheneum, was published in 2016. He lives and works, in no particular order, in Brooklyn. Visit Sean online at SeanFerrell.com.
Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreaming about wondrous stories. He gathers inspiration from his childhood memories, and curiosities he discovers in his everyday travels. He has illustrated several picture books, including I Don't Like Koala by Sean Ferrell. Charles also works as a visual development artist, creating illustrations for feature film projects. He lives and works in Sydney, Australia. You can visit him at CharlesSantoso.com.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Ruthie has a problem at school. It's not her classmates or her teachers or even the work she has to do-it's the Snurtch. A large, dinosaurlike orange monster, the Snurtch shadows Ruthie's every move and forces her into disruptive, rude, and mean behavior such as burping, throwing pencils, and even destroying a classmate's artwork. Ruthie is unable to get a handle on her Snurtch until one day, during art class, she stares him down and is able to capture his likeness in a drawing. She shares her picture with her classmates, who immediately offer forgiveness and understanding, and her life at school starts to look up. Her Snurtch is still with her, but she has more success taming it and even comes to learn that other students have Snurtches as well. Ferrell's clear, succinct prose will appeal to kids, but the story's overarching metaphor will go right over the heads of the story's intended audience, who will see it as a straightforward monster story. Parents and educators may also feel frustrated with Ruthie's explanation for her bad behavior, i.e., "It wasn't me, it was the Snurtch." Still, Santoso's delightful depictions of wild-eyed monsters wreaking havoc in school will delight preschoolers. VERDICT A flawed but entertaining addition for larger library collections.-Kristy Pasquariello, Wellesley Free Library, MA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Everyone has his or her demons. Ruthie's is called the Snurtch, and he's orange, scrawly like a crayon drawing, and resembles a cross between a lion, raccoon, and dinosaur. "The Snurtch is grabby and burpy and rude," writes Ferrell, who, along with Santoso, explored another less-than-healthy relationship in I Don't Like Koala (2015). The Snurtch also has little respect for authority figures ("When Teacher calls on Ruthie, the Snurtch threw her pencils"), but after Ruthie shares a portrait of her nemesis in class, the exercise triggers an epiphany: yes, the Snurtch is part of her, but it doesn't control her. The Snurtch isn't vanquished (nobody's perfect), but with Ruthie's new sense of self, it becomes a little more empathic, which vastly improves her feelings toward school. It's beautifully true to life, and Santoso's quick-tempered heroine, with her eloquent grimaces and pigtails that festoon her head like architectural detailing, is fully deserving of readers' sympathies. And as the final pages make clear, Ruthie is hardly alone in having an attitude that can get a little beastly. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Janet Reid, FinePrint Literary Management. Illustrator's agent: Justin Rucker, Shannon Associates. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Ruthie resolutely marches into her classroom, pigtails in angry puffs, to find her old nemesis the Snurtch already seated at her desk. This fiery, scribbly creature is the bane of her existence. It causes her to trip, make rude noises, throw pencils, and even destroy George's drawing. Yet Ruthie gets blamed for it all. During art class, she takes matters into her own hands and draws a portrait of the invisible troublemaker, which stands behind her like a shadow. Her classmates immediately recognize the disruptive Snurtch, and Ruthie comes to realize that she's not the only one with such a companion. After acknowledging this part of herself, Ruthie begins to take control of her behavior (mostly). The creators of I Don't Like Koala (2015) here take on another childhood challenge with their signature quirkiness. Santoso's hysterical illustrations expertly capture the children's open expressions and the wild antics of the Snurtches. While the exact nature of the Snurtch remains a little murky, most kids will identify with having a fidgety, mischievous monster inside.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2016 Booklist
