The Snail and the Whale
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- Create Date：2021-03-24 10:45:43
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Julia Donaldson
- ISBN：1509830448
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Summary
How I long to sail！ said the tiny snail。 One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale。 Together they go on an amazing journey， past icebergs and volcanoes， sharks and penguins， and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world。 But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay， it's the tiny snail's big plan that saves the day。 The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler， creators of The Gruffalo。 This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers。 It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish， making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson and Scheffler fans！ Also available in board book format and with striking redesigned covers are: The Gruffalo， The Gruffalo's Child， Room on the Broom， The Smartest Giant in Town， Monkey Puzzle， Charlie Cook's Favourite Book， and A Squash and a Squeeze。 Author BiographyJulia Donaldson is the outrageously talented， prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books， and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate。 Her books include Room on the Broom， What the Ladybird Heard， What the Ladybird Heard Next and the modern classic The Gruffalo， which has sold over 13。 5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages。 Julia also writes fiction as well as poems， plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand。 Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh。 Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable， warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards。 In addition to his picture books， Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan， such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear， The Christmas Bear and Mother Goose's Nursery
Reviews
April Gladwood
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（1 and 10 months） This is a wonderful book， which helped us imagine travelling around the world。 The snail had an exciting adventure in this heart-warming story with beautiful illustrations。 It doesn't matter how big you are。。。 you can still do lots of exciting and important things （especially with the help of friends）！ （1 and 10 months） This is a wonderful book， which helped us imagine travelling around the world。 The snail had an exciting adventure in this heart-warming story with beautiful illustrations。 It doesn't matter how big you are。。。 you can still do lots of exciting and important things （especially with the help of friends）！ 。。。more
Minna Hughes
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A sweet story that I have found the children really engage with。 The snail being able to break away from his friends and follow his dreams even if it means going on his own or with a new friend is subtle and inspiring
Joan
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Cute rhyming story of how the snail and the whale help each other。 Kind of like the Lion and the Mouse。 Very nice and colorful illustrations。
Marivi
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From all of the combo Donaldson - Scheffler this is by far my favourite。 I have read it 20 million times （ I’m a nanny！） and still love it
Rowan Jaffe
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From Becky
Marcia Van Camp
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It’s very good， it has lots of rhymes！ - Aurora
Jessica
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Cute， good poetry， nice message about friendship。 3yo liked it。
Kimberly
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A snail hitches a ride on a humpback whale's tail。 The two friends have great adventures together。 Then one day， confused by human machines making noises， the humpback whale beaches itself。 Can the snail save its friend？ Tags: Snails -- Whales -- Stories in rhyme --Meaning comes from making a difference -- Human hands solve human problems -- Be accepting and be accepted -- A snail hitches a ride on a humpback whale's tail。 The two friends have great adventures together。 Then one day， confused by human machines making noises， the humpback whale beaches itself。 Can the snail save its friend？ Tags: Snails -- Whales -- Stories in rhyme --Meaning comes from making a difference -- Human hands solve human problems -- Be accepting and be accepted -- 。。。more
Manpreet Kaur
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Although I like the story， it is just a bit difficult to read in a nice rhythm as some paragraphs become tongue twisters and it is hard to get the words out。 Also some of the pages are difficult to read as the writing is on dark colours which means you can't read the black text as easily。 I read this to my daughter for her day nap and I wouldn't recommend trying to read it with a nightlight if you are reading as a bedtime story。 Other than this the illustrations are engaging and very well execut Although I like the story， it is just a bit difficult to read in a nice rhythm as some paragraphs become tongue twisters and it is hard to get the words out。 Also some of the pages are difficult to read as the writing is on dark colours which means you can't read the black text as easily。 I read this to my daughter for her day nap and I wouldn't recommend trying to read it with a nightlight if you are reading as a bedtime story。 Other than this the illustrations are engaging and very well executed and the story itself is interesting and keeps you engaged as well as a child which is a difficult thing to do with a 9 month old！ 。。。more
Christie
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This book is absolutely adorable。 I love it as much as my boys do！ Will definitely look for other books by this author。
Susan
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I really enjoyed this book。 I appreciated the rhythmic rhymes that flowed so well and were very expressive。 I also really enjoyed the equally expressive illustrations， that like the text were quite clever and well-captured the story and feelings of the book。
Eren ve Emre
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Haftalarca okuduk bu kitabı。 Çocuklar her okuduğumda çok eğlendi， anne olarak ben de kalp ısıtıcı ve değerler eğitiminde faydalı buldum。
Tara Jones
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Great book to use with ks1。 Lots of repetitive rhyming words and a splendid story about a snail who sees the world。
Nour
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One of the cutest children books I have ever read。
Rochelle
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I have ony read this version that helps kids who are learning to read， not the full version， but I thought it was a good story。 It rhymed well。 It was full of adventure and excitement to keep the young reader entertained。 A good choice for those learning to read by themselves。
Alena
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Восхитительная книга
Nina
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The audiobook made this story even better
Carmela Dutra
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This is my favorite book meeting out the Gruffalo。 I love the playful rhyming， and the illustrations tell such a large part of the story。
John
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A joy to read。 Wonderful pictures。
Anastasya
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Another work of Julia Donaldson that my kids love！
Zahidan Zakiya Abidah
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The rhymes are perfect for children。 The story is fun and the illustration is the best！
Holly
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I liked it because it was nice to look at。 I like the part that the snail told the children to save the whale。 Holly 7
Daniel
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Two unlikely friends， travel the world together。More children's book madness， this time we see a snail and a whale as one of them wants to see the world and has no means to do it （the snail） and one has all the means but no companionship to do it （the whale） they both help each other and have a great adventure together， but that's not without its hardships。 I think the best thing we can take from this is; no matter how different we all are， we can help each other and if we work together we can d Two unlikely friends， travel the world together。More children's book madness， this time we see a snail and a whale as one of them wants to see the world and has no means to do it （the snail） and one has all the means but no companionship to do it （the whale） they both help each other and have a great adventure together， but that's not without its hardships。 I think the best thing we can take from this is; no matter how different we all are， we can help each other and if we work together we can do anything。 I think this is a great read for a young child and I think what they'd take from it is absolutely suitable reading。 。。。more
Kathleen
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I've loved almost all of Julia Donaldson's books and this is no exception。 The little snail and the whale go on an adventure together in the great big world。 I've loved almost all of Julia Donaldson's books and this is no exception。 The little snail and the whale go on an adventure together in the great big world。 。。。more
Bethy Clarke
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I love this story so much！ The BBC adaptation is a class favourite！
Sannro
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Mysig liten bok。 Vi har lånat den på biblioteket ett par gånger och läst om den äventyrliga snigeln。 Tror att den eventuellt kan vara ännu bättre på engelska， utifall att rimmen och texten löper lite bättre då。
Siphindiwe Chiliza
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This was the cutest book I've ever read， it was so wholesome and heartwarming ♥️♥️ This was the cutest book I've ever read， it was so wholesome and heartwarming ♥️♥️ 。。。more
Lauren
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A classic Julia Donaldson。。。A heart warming story showing it does not matter how small you may feel， you can always dream big！ Would make a suitable story for cross curricula such as geography。 Lovely wide and rich vocabulary for children to enjoy。
Jen
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This one was just ok。 There was a message that even a small snail can make a difference by helping to save his friend the whale， but overall it just felt kind of random。
Kadda
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Niedliche Idee， aber leider finde ich es etwas zu bemüht und nicht mehr so einfach und flott wie den Grüffelo。 Dir Geschichte hat ultraviel Text！ Zum Vorlesen abends also eher ungeeignet， wenn man dann auch noch die Bilder angucken muss。。。
Reference
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