Showing posts with label Snails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snails. Show all posts
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Waiting for Goliath by Antje Damm

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I spied this Gecko Press book in the library at Westmead Children's Hospital and the illustrations intrigued me. Bear sits at the bus st...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

In the Garden with Flori by Sonja Danowski translated by Marshall Yarbrough

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Young readers will gasp - there is a moment in this book when Linn makes a terrible mistake. Her grandfather has had an accident, and he is ...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Lucy Willow by Sally Gardner illustrated by Peter Bailey

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This is a book with so many plot twists I found myself gasping over and over again. Lucy Willow lives with her mum, dad and baby brother (Lu...
Friday, July 26, 2024

Escargot by Dashka Slater illustrated by Sydney Hanson

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"Bonjour! I see you are staring at me! I don't mind. My name is Escargot, and I am such a beautiful French snail that every stares ...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

What Stars are For by Margeaux Davis

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Henry is a snail who loves to explore his environment during the night. He can burrow under fallen leaves, find water drops on spider webs, ...
Sunday, December 10, 2023

Snail by Minu Kim translated by Mattho Mandersloot

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  This is a gentle book with a big theme - growing up can be hard. The youngest brother really wants to ride his bike with the big boys but ...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

What Snail knows by Kathryn Apel illustrated by Mandy Foot

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Lucy has her dad. Her dad is a very private person. He tells Lucy not to talk about the way they live. "It's just you and me, Lucy,...