The Snail and the Whale - Julia Donaldson

Book Details Published by Macmillan in 2004 32 pages Available in both soft and hardback Age Suitability 3-5years (see my comments in general opinion) Synopsis This is the story of a tiny snail who longs to explore the great wild world someday, so he hitches a ride with a friendly whale. Together, the two of them have numerous adventures throughout their wonderful journey. The two of them travel across the world coming across no end of exciting new things such as volcanoes, and icebergs. They also meet a number of friends along the way including cute little penguins and great big sharks. The moral of the story (there ...  Read the complete review

The Snail and the Whale - Julia Donaldson This is another classic Julia Donaldson book that is illustrated by Axel Sheffler. It is 16 pages long and costs £5.99, published by Macmillan. It is a story of a snail who dreams of far away places and just can't get over his 'itchy foot'. He finds a whale that will take him to places he's never seen or dreamed of and everything is going well until disaster happens... will the snail be able to save the whale? It is written in the familiar style of many of her other books with a gentle rhyming text that just wills you to read on and on and on. The snail and the Whale is also available on audio ...  Read the complete review

"The Snail and the Whale" is one of 8 wonderful picture books for children by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the most famous of which are probably "The Gruffalo" and "The Gruffalo's Child." The book is published byMacmillan as an oversized, soft back book. On the front cover is a picture of the whale with one beady eye catching a sneaky look at you as it happily blows water through it's blow hole. The snail is sitting on the corner of the whale's tail. The scale is good, giving children immediately a good idea of the enormity of the whale and the vulnerability of the snail, yet the snail still has facial, cheeky ...  Read the complete review

The Snail and the Whale is a lovely picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. This is actually one of my favourites to read to younger children. It is written in rhyming couplets and develops a very steady rhythm, making it a real pleasure to read. The only drawback is that with younger children, there are so many interruptions that you just can't get your flow sometimes! The Story ------------ The book is about a little sea snail who wants to explore the world. She leaves a message on a big black rock by writing "Lift wanted around the world" in her silvery trail. A big humpback whale sees the message and ...  Read the complete review

After reading Gruffalo and absolutely loving it (my daughter quite likes it too!!), we have continued to try and find the other books written and illustrated by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. As I'm sure most would agree who have read it, that they are entertaining to read. As parents with children who love Gruffalo and other stories by Donaldson will know, the flow of the words and rhyming sentences make the lighthearted storylines a pleasure to read. The illustrations are fantastic too, and with such a perfect combination they make bedtime just that little bit easier. This story centres on a snail and a whale (who would have thought given ...  Read the complete review