Mr Snuffles' Birthday

David Greaves

‘It was a wonderful day for snuffling for truffles,
‘What a birthday treat!’ thought Mr Snuffles…’
Adults and children of all ages will delight in following Mr Snuffles’ frustrating woodland quest for his beloved truffles. But is Mr Snuffles on the right scent?
Beautifully illustrated by Emily Wallis, David Greaves’ Mr Snuffles’ Birthday is a glorious celebration of language, friendship and truffles: a tale to be treasured and to read aloud together time and time again.

I am going to admit that I absolutely love rhyming picture books. I think they’re much more fun to read to kids and make the books that much more entertaining – not that non-rhyming picture books aren’t entertaining! That being said, you can understand why I was very pleased that Mr Snuffles’ Birthday was a rhyming book! It made it a really lively read and really brought the story to life for me. I didn’t get a chance to read it to my niece but I am certain she would have loved it too.
Mr Snuffles’ Birthday tells the tale of Mr Snuffles and how he cannot seem to find any truffles because they appear to have been stolen. Upon seeing his friends on the trail, he explains what has happened but they all have to rush off to a surprise party. Consider Mr Snuffles feeling ruffled for he has NOT been invited and it is, after all HIS birthday. It is a story which has repetition but it works so well as it shows just how agitated Mr Snuffles becomes.
This book is a very lovely book to read and one that I very much enjoyed. As an adult, I could see what was happening and I think it would be so interesting to see if the children cotton on too. It’s a book that I would happily re-read over and over again too which is very important in picture books! Add to that, that the illustrations are absolutely beautiful and you can probably see why I would highly recommend this book. It has everything you could really want in a picture book.
Verdict: A fun, entertaining and lovely story filled with beautiful and informative pictures that I am sure little children would absolutely love!
Reviewed by Faye