2020 Mom’s Choice Gold Award

"It's a glorious story. ...I laughed out loud on several occasions." — Book Bag 2021

"When Fred the Snake got Squished and Mended is a perfect selection for story time and ... is most highly recommended." — Reader's Favorite Review, 5 stars, 2018

"... How Fred the Snake Got Squished, and Mended uses witty illustrations and multi-layered language to hide an important message within a wildly entertaining story. The punchy rhymes and wordplay will have readers giggling in no time…"— Children’s Book Review 2021

Oh, no! Fred the Snake didn’t look both ways to see if there were any speeding vehicles coming. Now, he’s cut in two! Fred must wait in the hospital for the doctors to sew him back together. But they need a special bendy thread that can only be found in the distant, wild jungle! Can Jungle Jim help?