Book Nook: Eli the Snazzleraffer - Growing Up

I love it when I get to review books with cute titles. Eli the Snazzleraffer: Growing Up is the sequel to an award-winning book Eli the Snazzleraffer.

In the book, Arron the Acorn doesn't want to grow up. He doesn't understand why he would need to change into a big tree that's stuck in the ground and lose his freedom. Eli explains just why the world needs those big oak trees.

This book is a good way to help kids realize why it's important to grow and change - and also why it's important to be patient and understanding. One unique feature of this book is that the drawings are simple black and white line drawings, which let kids personalize their own book by adding color (or leaving it black and white).



Robert Agnello is an Emmy Award-winning artist and award-winning author. He has written music for TV shows, including Carmen Sandiego and Pete and Pete, and has performed as a musician and toured worldwide with The Spencer Davis Group and other bands. His other books for children include The Glimmers Starring Ruby Shroo, The Glimmers Introducing Ignate Knorr, and The Glimmers Save Christmas, as well as the young adult novel Band of Innocence: Legacy.

Amia Jones lives in sunny California. She has always had a passion for art and is a computer animation graduate from Full Sail University. She specializes in modeling characters. She loves making characters come to life through her artwork. She works with many mediums of art, including 2D in Photoshop for illustrating and shading and lighting.