School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Snail decides to wish his three friends a good night. He catches Bunny at her den, but he travels so slowly that by the time he gets to Mouse's nest, Mouse is already asleep and Snail wakes him up. When he reaches Sparrow's tree, it's already morning. Finally, Snail decides that saying good night is hard work and he curls up in his shell and goes to sleep. The illustrations are oddly proportioned-a flower looks almost the same size as a treetop and Mouse's head appears to be too large for his body. For no apparent reason, Snail is part realism, part anthropomorphism. His torso, hands, and head are human, with button eyes and a long nose, and he wears a yellow hat and red jacket, but his body comes out of his shell. The story is sound, though, and the repetition of "snail slides slowly, slowly, slowly" should help guide readers to the logical outcome long before the sun comes up.-Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.