Serge The Snail Without A Shell

The whimsical debut picture book by two celebrated novelists about aslug, desperate to fit in at all costs, and the adventure he embarks upon tolearn that maybe being yourself is best of all!Sergewas 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 ashell. It was all that Serge wanted.Sergeis not like the snails at school. They call him a horrible name. . slug. . andeven though that's entirely what he is, he wishes for a shell of his own.Feelinglike an outcast, Serge sets off on a solo adventure in search of the elusiveshell 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 theocean, where many options await: "Big shells and teeny shells/ All thein-betweeny shells/ Pyramid and swirly shells/Altogether curly shells!".Butcan Serge find the perfect shell, or is he destined to be different forever?Acharming, lyrical story with bouncy text, whimsically illustrated by artistandrea Blinick, Serge the Snail Without A Shell puts a modern twist on a taleas old as time: trying to fit in at all costs, before realizing that maybebeing yourself is best of all.