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
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