
"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.
year: 2012, 1985, 2009, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2015
call number/section: 1000
subjects: pythons, fiction, snakes, food habits, greed, stories in rhyme, animals, food, juvenile fiction, avarice, talking books for children, fiction, juvenile fiction, eating customs, stories in rhyme
Editions

Buckley, Richard
Simon Spotlight (2012)
A greedy python swallows ten animals whole, and feeling a bit ill coughs them out, leaving him hungry again.
Schools: 15

Buckley, Richard
Scholastic, Inc (1985)
Schools: 2

Buckley, Richard
Little Simon (2009)
"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.
Schools: 1

Buckley, Richard
Scholastic, Inc (1992)
A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.
Schools: 1

Buckley, Richard
Scholastic (1995)
A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.
Schools: 0

Buckley, Richard
Little SImon (1998)
A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.
Schools: 0

Buckley, Richard
Little Simon (2015)
A greedy python swallows ten animals whole, and feeling a bit ill coughs them out, leaving him hungry again.
Schools: 1

Buckley, Richard
After swallowing every creature that a greedy python encounters in the jungle, the animals in the snake's belly befriend one another and kick him from the inside until he spits them out, in a story that explores themes of manners, respect and friendship.
Schools: 1
Buckley, Richard
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Schools: 0

Buckley, Richard
A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.
Schools: 1