Book Descriptions
for Snail Trail by Ruth Brown
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Each bit of Slimy Snail’s morning journey is described in a simple, sometimes lyrical phrase (“down a slope--very slippery,” “past some flowers--very pretty”). The earth-toned, sun-drenched color illustrations spanning each double-page spread show Slimy close up, with only a portion of whatever object he is climbing up, over, across, through, etc. This makes the final page, in which we see the whole route, all the more surprising and pleasing for young children. The cave where Slimy ends up turns out to be the inside of a gardening glove, and his entire journey has been several feet in a garden. Heavy-weight pages will help this book endure the back-and-forth page turning that the final picture almost guarantees. (Ages 2-4)
CCBC Choices 2001. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Join Slimy on a backyard journey. A perfectly satisfying picture story for toddlers and preschoolers!
Join Slimy Snail on an adventure that takes him around the backyard and brings him face-to-face with all sorts of obstacles:
Up a hill (very steep!).
Over a bridge (very high!).
Down a slope (very slippery!).
Here's a snail's-eye view of the backyard and a picture story that introduces the youngest readers to simple directional concepts--and ends with a clever visual surprise!
Join Slimy Snail on an adventure that takes him around the backyard and brings him face-to-face with all sorts of obstacles:
Up a hill (very steep!).
Over a bridge (very high!).
Down a slope (very slippery!).
Here's a snail's-eye view of the backyard and a picture story that introduces the youngest readers to simple directional concepts--and ends with a clever visual surprise!
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.