Love, Escargot -- Dashka Slater, Hardcover

Fall in love with this laugh-out-loud third picture book in the bestselling Escargot series about a cute French snail who attends a Valentine's Day party--the perfect gift for Valentine's Day or celebrating love all year round.

Bonjour! Today is Snailentine's Day, and Escargot is on his way to a party. Will his Snailentine be there? When he arrives, Escargot is a bit nervous and wants to hide in his shell. But in the end, he makes a surprising new friend in a fellow party guest.

From New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater and former Pixar animator Sydney Hanson, Love, Escargot is an irresistibly sweet and charming story about unexpected friendship, dealing with social anxiety, and Valentine's Day fun. This hilarious and interactive addition to the award-winning Escargot series is the ideal read aloud for story time and animal lovers alike.

Love, Escargot is also available in as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old.

Don't miss Escargot's other funny and heartwarming adventures for kids ages 4-6 in:
● Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
● A Book for Escargot
● Escargot and the Search for Spring

Author: Dashka Slater
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 11/08/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.32h x 10.33w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780374314262
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522511 / Love, Escargot


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2022
School Library Journal 12/01/2022 pg. 72

About the Author

Dashka Slater has written many picture books, including Escargot, which won the Wanda Gag Book Award; A Book for Escargot; Love, Escargot; Escargot and the Search for Spring; Baby Shoes; and The Antlered Ship, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection and received four starred reviews. Her New York Times-bestselling nonfiction young adult novel The 57 Bus won several accolades including the Stonewall Book Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Book Award. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Sydney Hanson is a children's book illustrator living in Sierra Madre, California. She works in a combination of traditional and digital media to create her illustrations--her favorites are watercolor and colored pencil. She loves the outdoors and is a certified naturalist who spends most of her spare time poking around the woods with her Labrador retriever, Cash. To see all of her latest animals and illustrations, follow her on Instagram.