Bonjour! Escargot is back, with a magnifique beret and a special invitation.
Dashka Slater has written many picture books, including Escargot, A
Book for Escargot, Baby Shoes, and The Antlered Ship. Her New York
Times-bestselling nonfiction young adult novel The 57 Bus won
several accolades including the Stonewall Book Award and the Boston
Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Book Award. She lives in Berkeley,
California. Learn more at dashkaslater.com.
Sydney Hanson is a children's book illustrator living in Sierra
Madre, California. She works in a combination of traditional and
digital media to create her illustrations-her favorites are
watercolor and colored pencil. She loves the outdoors and is a
certified naturalist who spends most of her spare time poking
around the woods with her Labrador retriever, Cash. Find her at
@sydwiki.
School Library Journal 9 Books to Help Young Readers Feel the Love
on Valentine's Day
PureWow 25 Valentine's Day Books for Toddlers That Get the Holiday
Right "Breaking right through the fourth wall, the stylish snail
encourages readers to embrace their snail selves . . . Sweet art
means that when Escargot winsomely tells readers, 'You can kiss me
if you like, ' it'll be hard for them to pass up the chance . . .
Though love and snails rarely go together, it's easy to be won over
by this mighty mollusk." --Kirkus Reviews "Though the narrative
could easily ride on the sheer cuteness of its protagonist, Slater
elevates it by seamlessly incorporating important themes into the
lighthearted text. Escargot models kindness, demonstrates how to
cope with daunting circumstances, and even introduces healthy
relationship standards in a way that feels just right for a young
audience: 'Your snailentine should be somebody who makes you feel
magnifique' . . . Blending sweetness with substance, Escargot's
third picture book is a surefire hit for Valentine's Day-themed
story times." --School Library Journal "Doesn't disappoint . . .
The illustrations in soft-pink hues immerse you in shimmering snail
magic. It was love at first sight for this magnifique book." --New
York Journal of Books More Praise for the Escargot Series:
"Escargot's voice is parfait." --Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books, starred review, on Escargot "Say bonjour to your
new favorite animal, the garden snail! . . . Give this charming
read-aloud a little extra joie de vivre by reading it in your best
French accent." --Booklist on Escargot "Escargot is a treat!"
--Booklist on A Book for Escargot
"A fun interactive book that will have readers practicing their own
over-the-top French accent." --School Library Journal on A Book for
Escargot
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