Suitabook
Papa and the Snake
Tandi Jackson
Credits & Licence
Originally published by Bilum Books.
Brought to you by Let’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific. To read more books like this and get further information about this book, visit: letsreadasia.org. 21 Original Story Papa and the Snake. Author: Tandi Jackson. Illustrator: Michael John. Published by Bilum Books, © Bilum Books . Released under CC-BY-4.0. This work is a modified version of the original story. © The Asia Foundation, 2021. Some rights reserved. Released under CC-BY-4.0. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ publisher: Bilum Books illustrator: Michael John author: Tandi Jackson designer: Norma van Rees This book was first published by Bilum Books as part of a literacy learning program in PNG. This version of the book was created by The Asia Foundation and supported by the All Children Reading – A Grand Challenge for Development in collaboration with Bilum Books.
publisher: Bilum Books. illustrator: Michael John. author: Tandi Jackson. designer: Norma van Rees. source_copyright_statements: © Bilum Books . , © The Asia Foundation, 2021. .
Cover resized and converted to WebP; story unchanged. Suitabook’s guidance is a separate analysis.
Original Book on Let’s Read: Papa and the Snake (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Enjoy the chase first, then pause at the first-aid pages to discuss which parts are practical guidance and why the book says not to catch the snake.
- Themes
- Fear and comic pursuit: Papa tries a succession of ways to escape the snake, which follows him until he returns home with an axe. The exaggerated falls, expressions and repeated pursuit invite a comic reading, but the story does not explain the snake’s behaviour or explicitly judge Papa’s fear.
- Snake-bite advice: After the tale, illustrated backmatter sets out steps for a snake bite and actions to avoid. The section is presented as practical instruction rather than part of the chase story; its advice is direct and procedural.
- Worth knowing
- Papa panics, falls from a table, tumbles from a car and crashes into a house. He later gets an axe; no one is shown being struck or bitten.