Escargot and the search for spring

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Title:

Escargot and the search for spring

Author:

Slater, Dashka, author.

Hanson, Sydney, illustrator.

Summary:

"After a long winter spent indoors, adorable French snail Escargot ventures out into the world, searching for signs of spring, and meets a fluffy white bunny along the way, in this delightful tale of unlikely friendship"--Provided by publisher.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Snails -- Juvenile fiction.

Rabbits -- Juvenile fiction.

Spring -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Hanson, Sydney,

Publisher:

Farrar, Straus Giroux,

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

9780374314279

Publication Information:

New York : Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2024.

Call Number:

P SLATER

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

A cute French snail sets off on a springtime adventure with an adorable bunny in this laugh-out-loud fourth picture book in the bestselling Escargot series--the perfect gift for Easter or all year round.

Bonjour! After a long winter spent indoors, Escargot can't wait to look outside for the first signs of Spring. Will he find a new friend in the fluffy white bunny he meets along the way?

From New York Times -bestselling author Dashka Slater and former Pixar animator Sydney Hanson, Escargot and the Search for Spring is an irresistibly sweet and charming story about unlikely friendship, changing seasons, and springtime fun. This hilarious and interactive addition to the award-winning Escargot series is the ideal read aloud for story time and animal lovers alike.

Don't miss Escargot's other funny and heartwarming adventures for kids ages 4-6 in:
● Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
● A Book for Escargot
● Love, Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)

Author Notes

Dashka Slater has written many picture books, including Escargot , which won the Wanda Gag Book Award; A Book for Escargot ; Love, Escargot ; Escargot and the Search for Spring ; Baby Shoes ; and The Antlered Ship , which was a Junior Library Guild Selection and received four starred reviews. 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.

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. To see all of her latest animals and illustrations, follow her on Instagram.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1--Tired of winter, snow angels, and even cocoa, Escargot, the small French snail, is ready for the new season. Wearing his blue-and-white striped shirt, a red scarf, and matching hat with pompom, the gastropod digs himself out of his snow-blocked front door and goes exploring. Endearing cartoon illustrations are softly colored and humorous: Escargot attempting to make snow angels but having to deal with the shell on his back, looking a bit shamefaced as he eats a snowman's carrot nose, and creating a new style for his antennae with a ribbon. His moods are easily read by the funny positions of his antennae: holding a snow shovel to dig himself out of his home and using one to hold a book while the other props up his head. Youngsters may wonder if the first sign of Spring isn't the beautiful flowers enjoyed by Escargot and his new friend, but an intrusive white rabbit. Is this the Easter Bunny with his basket--filled with fresh vegetables instead of eggs--labeled with Escargot's name? And is it an accident that gastropod (snail) and gastronomy (the practice of eating good food) come from the same Greek root? VERDICT Young children will get a kick out of Escargot's fourth story and may even learn a few of the French words scattered throughout Escargot's monologue.--Maryann H. Owen