Sophie's Snail - Dick King-Smith

I have spent the day attempting to find a feasible excuse as to WHY a twenty five year old with no kids was happily reading a book meant for small children. So far, I have found none. But Dick King Smith occupies a special place in my heart from my childhood reading of books like Daggie Dogfoot. When I found Sophie's Snail at a car boot sale, I couldn't resist grabbing it. Sophie is a very small stubborn girl. She's four when this book starts, although it is part of a series and she ages as the series continues. When she grows up, she has decided, she is going to be a lady farmer. But her parents say it takes a lot of money to be a farmer, and so ...