The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow

Name: The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Kaye Umansky
ISBN: 9781440799433

Author: Kaye Umansky

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/11/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Nottinghamshire Book Award winner Kaye Umansky combines humor and a Dickensian atmosphere to bring young readers into the unlikely world of Solomon Snow. Solly's life stinks. He lives with Ma and Pa Scubbins in a rundown cottage outside of the village of Boring working as a delivery boy for their laundry service. But his luck soon changes when Ma lets slip a little secret-Solly was left on their doorstep as an infant with a silver spoon in his mouth. Solly sets out to find his spoon with the help of some ragamuffin friends he picks up along the way. But will Solly ever find his spoon and his real parents?

About Kaye Umansky

Kaye Umansky was born in Plymouth in Devon, England. She went to Teacher's Training College, after which she taught in London primary schools for twelve years, specializing in music and drama. In her spare time, she sang and played keyboards with a semiprofessional soul band. She now writes full time and has written more than twenty-five books of fantasy, fiction, and poetry for children. She draws on traditional folktales and modern urban myths for her inspiration and has a sense of humor that is popular with children of all ages, from five to one hundred and five. She lives in London with her family. Among her most popular books are her hilarious Pongwiffy titles. Pongwiffy, Pongwiffy and the Goblins' Revenge, and Pongwiffy and the Spell of the Year, which won the Nottinghamshire Book Award, are available from Minstrel Books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by D. on May 24, 2014

Really cute book! :)......more

Goodreads review by Royal on November 13, 2017

This book wasn't much of a thriller or all that suspenseful. It was pretty bland overall in climaxes and challenges because I predicted the ending correctly. The book might've not had any unseen events that destroy progress for the main characters but it was an overall fun and detailed journey. It e......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 28, 2018

I quite enjoyed this book. The characters were amusing and the story well-told. I found the "perfect parent interludes" rather boring, but I understood their purpose. The rest of the story moved along quickly, with enough twists and turns to make it interesting, and a lively sense of humor throughou......more