The whimsical debut picture book by two celebrated novelists about a
slug, desperate to fit in at all costs, and the adventure he embarks
upon to learn that maybe being yourself is best of all!
Serge was a snail without a shell.
His mum and his dad were shell-less as well.
"You're no more than a SLUG!" the snails at school taunted.
I wish I had a shell. It was all that Serge wanted.
Serge is not like the snails at school. They call him a horrible
name--slug--and even though that's entirely what he is, he wishes for a
shell of his own.
Feeling like an outcast, Serge sets off on a solo adventure in search of
the elusive shell that will make a perfect home--and make him just like
everybody else. After some much-needed advice from his friend Fish, he
finds himself at the ocean, where many options await: "Big shells and
teeny shells/ All the in-betweeny shells/ Pyramid and swirly
shells/Altogether curly shells!"
But can Serge find the perfect shell, or is he destined to be different
forever?
A charming, lyrical story with bouncy text, whimsically illustrated by
artist Andrea Blinick, Serge the Snail Without A Shell puts a modern
twist on a tale as old as time: trying to fit in at all costs, before
realizing that maybe being yourself is best of all.