Lynn Plourde

kids book author ~ teaching author

Grandpappy Snippy Snappies

by Lynn Plourde
Illustrated by Christopher Santoro
HarperCollins, 2009

Grandpappy snippy snappies
His suspenders all the day
Snippy-snappy-snoo
What those suspenders can do!
Snippy snappy up
Snippy snappy down
Snippy snappy smile
Snippy snappy frown
Snippy-snappy-snoo
Grandpappy hears a
MOO! MOO!

Wayward cows are stuck
In some muck
So Grandpappy gives a snap
To get the cows unstuck
Boing-a-moing-a-mooooooooo
Raining milk
From Kansas City to Kalamazoo

Can Grandpappy save the world with his snippy snappy suspenders? Maybe. After rescuing the cows, he rescues the sheriff and the derailed mail train. But just when it’s time to save Grandmammy from a flock of crows flying away with her, Grandpappy’s suspenders have no more snippy snappy–they’re droopy draggy. What can Grandpappy do? How can he save his wife? Find out how Grandpappy becomes Grandmammy’s hero.

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