BLOG TOUR w/ GIVEAWAY: Claude on the Slopes by Alex T. Smith

October 14, 2014

CLAUDE ON THE SLOPES

by Alex T. Smith

Peachtree Publishing, 2014

ISBN: 978-1-56145-805-9

Early Reader

Grades 1-3

Source: publisher for review (Thanks!)

All opinions expressed are solely my own.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In this latest adventure, on a winter's day, Claude goes from throwing snowballs and making snowmen to causing an all-out avalanche! In a stunning hardback edition for the first time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After briefly considering careers in space travel, cookery, and being a rabbit, Alex T. Smith finally decided to become an illustrator. He graduated from Coventry University with a degree in illustration and won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration. He lives in England.

You can visit Alex T. Smith’s website here.

REVIEW

Another cute story about a fun loving dog and his best friend, Sir Bobblysock (who is in fact an actual sock), Claude on the Slopes takes the reader to a mountain resort where Claude and Sir Bobblysock experience a snowman building contest, sledding, and skiing. Claude also learns the importance of safety and using an inside voice on the slopes, but will he be able to help when the worst actually occurs? This is a humorous early reader series with only a few sentences per page accompanied by numerous exaggerated, cartoon-like illustrations. I especially love Claude's beret which reminds me distinctly of Mary Poppins' carpet bag--capable of carrying anything and everything that one could ever need. A series that is bound to have numerous fans of all ages.

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