Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters book

Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters paperback october 1, 1992 see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions price. Publication date 1978 topics juvenile literature, mythical animals, united states, animals, mythical, folklore publisher new york. It is called kickle snifters and other fearsome critters, and it was written by alvin schwartz and illustrated by glen rounds. I saw you in the bathtub, and other folk rhymes collected by alvin schwartz. Author alvin schwartzs complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. This books introduces different creatures that cowboys, woodsmen, and hunters sometimes see in the forest. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters book, 1992. The childrens book the terrible hodag by caroline arnold. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. In a typical fearsome critter gag, a person would casually remark about a strange noise or sight they encountered in the wild.

Glen rounds brief text and illustrations introduce such strange creatures from american folklore as the snawfus, billdad, lufferlang, and tripodero. The sidehill gouger, hoop snake, hidebehind, and other critters we remember from our own childhood are joined here by the even more peculiar kneeless hugag if you see a tree or a house or a fence that leans to one side, a hugag slept there, james whitcomb rileys squidgicumsquee so shy it swallows itself to escape detection, and the gowrow which specializes in parting suckers from. Fourteen years ago, i set out on a search to find a curious volume of forgotten lore. Alvin schwartzs childrens book kickle snifters and other fearsome critters is a bestiary of these beings. Kickle snifters and other fearsome creatures is an encyclopedia of strange creatures that live all around us but that we are not aware of. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters alvin schwartz on. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters 3 out of 5 based on 0 ratings.

Meanwhile, an eavesdropper would begin to investigate, as henry h. You need file folders, paper in different colors and weights, your students. The sidehill gouger, hoop snake, hidebehind, and other critters we remember from our own childhood are joined here by the even more peculiar kneeless hugag if you see a tree or a house or a fence that leans to. Tryon, kept popping up, as well as one by alvin schwartz that looked pretty neat, called kickle snifters and other fearsome critters. Theyre always out there, calling out to you from awesome lists ahem, just making you wish you could scoop them up and bring them home forever. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters 0064461297 by. Books by alvin schwartz authors like alvin schwartz. Alvin schwartz is the author of books such as scary stories to tell in the dark. Fearsome critters is named for the legendary creatures invented by early american lumberjacks.

There, loggers would spin tales to regale their fellow woodsmen. Find out what other deviants think about anything at all. It talks about the milano birds that stretches worms before he eats them, which will teach the children. The eponymous subject of the james whitcomb riley poem the raggedy man is an expert in this field of study. By alvin schwartz and glen rounds illustrator price. Shipping the price is the lowest for any condition, which may be new or used. Reviews the book kickle snifters and other fearsome critters, by alvin schwartz. Oct 31, 2017 kickle snifters and other fearsome critters alvin schwartz this 1976 collection is a retelling of old stories from american folklore, with handdrawn illustrations and creatures that youll never encounter in any other kind of book like snawfus, bill dads, lufferlansg, tripoderoes, and the gowrow, my personal favorite. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters by schwartz, alvin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Despite their tone, they bear the distinct markings of a rich tradition. Experiment with deviantart s own digital drawing tools. Fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods by william t. It is perhaps from its title the term, fearsome critters came into popular usage, and the manuscript itself reads just as much a fantasy as it does an old loggers last will and testament. Alvin schwartz books biography and list of works author of. All of our noses are here and other noodle tales 42 copies. Alvin schwartz biography alvin schwartz biography and list of works alvin schwartz books. This series was presented at the fall, 2014 session of the senior university georgetown. Fearsome critters of american folklore all the tropes wiki.

Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters alvin schwartz this 1976 collection is a retelling of old stories from american folklore, with handdrawn illustrations and creatures that youll never encounter in any other kind of book like snawfus, bill dads, lufferlansg, tripoderoes, and the gowrow, my personal favorite. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters schwartz, alvin, rounds, glen on. Coxs fearsome creatures of the lumberwoods, with a few desert and mountain beasts abounds in various electronic and printed formats, but at one time it was scarcely mentioned and remembered only by a small handful of devout folklorists. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters thriftbooks. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters, by alvin schwartz, is a bestiary of these beings. Isbn 9780064461290 9780064461290 softcover, harpercollins childrens books, 1992 more scary stories to tell in the dark scary stories scary stories. James whitcomb rileys little orphant annie, kickle snifters and other fearsome critters, manual of pediatric therapeutics, and notes on nursing, replica edition.

An appendix to lecture 3 of a series of talks on imagination development compiled by adam blatner i recognize that there are hundreds of other references. There are at a minimum four literally references to this title and to boot, this term has been especially popularized by contemporary usage. The term fearsome critter was used by tryon as a title for his lumberwoods menagerie. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters by alvin. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters alvin schwartz, glen rounds on.

Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters library binding september 1, 1976 by alvin schwartz author. Fearsome critters wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. With glen rounds other contributor reprint edition from harpercollins childrens books. In the titans curse, artemis offhandedly mentions turning a boy into a jackalope for having stumbled upon her hunt and considering what happened in the original myths to people that did this, thats getting off light. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters is available for 28 dollars. Rowdark is on page 19 of 64 of kickle snifters and other fearsome critters. Creatoralvinschwartzs childrens book kickle snifters and other fearsome critters is a bestiary of these beings. Fearsome critters were popular in tall tales told in logging camp bunkhouses. Flapdoodle, pure nonsense from american folklore by alvin. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters book depository. In north american folklore, fearsome critters were fabulous beasts jokingly said to inhabit the.

Tall tales and other lies kickle snifters and other fearsome critters chin music. Open a file folder flat, fold each side into the middle and crease the fold neatly. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters by alvin schwartz. Books by alvin schwartz writers similar to alvin schwartz. Almost all fearsome critters can be traced back to a handful of references. Rowdark author of two times two times two equals in. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters by schwartz, alvin, 19271992. We spent several evenings having laughs with this book, especially the teases and taunts chapter. It is not a book that appears on amazon, or comes up at, although the first book we found, fearsome critters by henry h.

Tryon recorded in his book, fearsome critters 1939. Henry harrington tryons fearsome critters is a unique perspective from yesterdays woodsman. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters author. Buy flapdoodle, pure nonsense from american folklore by alvin schwartz online at alibris. History for mainfearsomecrittersofamericanfolklore tv tropes. Fearsome creatures is used by cox, and predates tryons fearsome critters, but the engagingly vernacular critter designation has proven more popular. Sometimes you get lucky like we did when alvin schwartzs kickle snifters and other fearsome critters showed up at our local librarys book sale. Tryon tactfully transports the listener to the land that dreamers dream, just as early woodsmen envisioned it. Find kickle snifters and other fearsome critters 0064461297 by schwartz, alvin.

Quadrupes improvisus tryon bravado and surprise are the weapons of the terrifying comeatabody, a native of new hampshires white mountains. A project pack is simply a file folder refolded into a shutterstyle book. Alvin schwartz books biography and list of works author. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters library binding september 1, 1976 by alvin schwartz author visit amazons alvin schwartz page. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters 0064461297. Masterfully dedicated, to those who have held the bag on a snipe hunt, in this volume the late mr. The eponymous subject of the james whitcomb riley poem the raggedy man is.

Apr 11, 2018 it is called kickle snifters and other fearsome critters, and it was written by alvin schwartz and illustrated by glen rounds. Examples are the squonk that cries all the time because it is ugly and the rubberado that bounces from place to place. Fearsome critters of american folklore all the tropes. Reviews the book there is a carrot in my ear and other noodle tales, by alvin schwartz. Includes bibliographical references page 63 brief text and illustrations introduce such strange creatures from. In a typical fearsome critter gag, a person would casually remark about a strange noise or sight they encountered in the wild, and another accomplice would join in with a similar anecdote. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters scary stories box set. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters paperback october 1, 1992 see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Fearsome creatures, paul bunyan creatures, lumberjack tall tales, and so on fearsome critter is a catchall term used for a mixed and problematic grouping of creatures. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.

This is a great book for parents to read to their children. Fearsome critters the earliest reference i can find dates back to 1939, but probably goes back further in view that the very analogous, fearsome creatures was around since at least 1910. They are all said to hail from lumberjack tall tales, primarily from the american northern lumberwoods but including a few representatives from southern states. Brief text and illustrations introduce such strange creatures from american folklore as the snawfus, billdad, lufferlang, and tripodero. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters by alvin schwartz, 9780397321612, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Books by alvin schwartz authors like alvin schwartz what. Kickle snifters and other fearsome critters alvin schwartz. It is common knowledge, verses tryon, that america has grown at a tremendous pace, so rapidly in that much true folklore was born, lived and. In a dark, dark room and other scary stories book and cd. Bickford of gorham, nh, this is a small, woodchucklike animal with soft velvety fur like a kittens. It is a book of strange animals collected from american folkore, and while they are described as fearsome, thats really an overstatement.