The Snail and the Whale: An adventurous rhyming story from the creators of The Gruffalo

Fantastic book! Brilliant story, beautifully illustrated. Great fun to read and extremely popular with my grandchildren.

Bought as a present (for my cousins daughter’s child) and has already become a beloved book to cuddle up to their mum with. Sturdy and should be long lasting. Bright and engaging. Feel good storyline.

Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler books are works of art. The stories are written beautifully, rhyming with a rhythm that sets the pace. This ensures that as an adult I do not get bored reading the same stories over and over again as the more familiar the story becomes the more I can work on my expression and how I deliver giving me almost as joyful an experience as that of my son listening to them. I feel excited when he brings me a book and then we can have a short bonding session over the story before he goes off to play again. The books describe simple everyday scenes and experiences that a child might encounter helping them make sense of the world around them, mixed with magical characters like dragons, witches, Santa etc. Alex Schefflers artwork is beautiful complements the stories perfectly. The same characters often pop up in different books, whether it be the Gruffalo Child’s stick man in his own story or simply a squirrel and a frog. This helps my son who is fifteen months old develop his own narrative. He does not understand the words I am reading but gets plenty from the rhythm and my intonation whilst building his own story and understanding from the pictures, he is always pointing different characters out to me or finding them when I ask where they are. He loves books and I think that these books enhance a joy of reading and learning. He brings the books to me time and time again. This story has fast become one of my personal favourite Juliua Donaldson books. My son loves having me read to him and because he is not speaking yet cannot tell me what it is about the book, but as we turn the pages of the different scenes from around the world I can see that it has a very special meaning and fascination for him, making it a journey of discovery for me too. Perhaps one day he might tell me what was so special for him or maybe he won't remember. But right now, we're enjoying the magic.

Great book

Fabulous book. We love it.

Beautifully illustrated full version of the story

Beautiful Story for small children

Cheapest I could find this book online, including sites like Vinted ( following postage) If you have prime I really recommend getting most books from Amazon as the price usually cannot be beaten in my experience ☺️ Came in perfect condition and same day too A star down just due to the book its self. Not my favourite Julia Donaldson book to read my littke one Its a little long winded and maybe best for children over the age of 1 Cannot fault the sellers or amazon's service at all with this book ☺️

Il libro è in inglese ed alcuni termini non sono facilissimi per chi non conosce bene la lingua, comunque è davvero ottimo e la storia è bellissima oltre ad avere una morale. Il libro perfetto per chi ha iniziato ad insegnare l'inglese ai bambini e che ora vuole portare il livello ad un gradino più alto.

A board book just the right size and excellent quality.

My son loves this book. Quality is good.

A must have! I highly recommend

I saw this book on TV as an anime. I bought it for my daughter and she loves it!