Escargot [Hardcover]

Bonjour!Escargot is a beautiful French snail who wants only two things:

1. To be your favorite animal.
2. To get to the delicious salad at the end of the book.

But when he gets to the salad, he discovers that there's a carrot in it. And Escargothatescarrots. But when he finally tries onewith a little help from you!he discovers that it's not so bad after all!

A charming and interactive picture book ideal for picky eaters and animal lovers alike.

Winner of the 2019 Kentucky Bluegrass Award!
Winner of the Minnesota Comstock-Gag Award!

Say bonjour to your new favorite animal, the garden snail!...In Hansons soft, cartoonish illustrations, Escargots hammy expressions are perfectly in keeping with his gently boastful narrative. Give this charming read-aloud a little extra joie de vivre by reading it in your best French accent. Booklist

A charming little French snail takes center stage as it entices a child to share a meal.It's hard to imagine an escargot heading toward a salad as destined to be anything other than part of the dish, but this engaging snail upends convention...An unusual, tongue-in-cheek aid to getting children to eat a disliked foodeven the dreaded carrot. Kirkus Reviews

Escargots voice is parfait, an airy blend of ego and need masterfully balanced in witty and well-turned sentences that leave plenty of room for audiences to get the joke...Trim, controlled pencil and watercolor art gives Escargot the inevitable French sailors shirt, neckerchief, and teeny beret, but the jaunty guys wide, sincere eyes reveal the depth of his yearning snail souland make for some great comic faces. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,starred review

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