Serge, the Snail Without a Shell

By Harriet Alida Lye and Rosa Rankin-Gee

The whimsical debut picture book by two celebrated novelists about a slug, desperate to fit in at all costs, and the adventure he embarks upon to learn that maybe being yourself is best of all!

Serge was a snail without a shell.
His mum and his dad were shell-less as well.
"You're no more than a SLUG!" the snails at school taunted.
I wish I had a shell. It was all that Serge wanted.

Serge is not like the snails at school. They call him a horrible name--slug--and even though that's entirely what he is, he wishes for a shell of his own.

Feeling like an outcast, Serge sets off on a solo adventure in search of the elusive shell that will make a perfect home--and make him just like everybody else. After some much-needed advice from his friend Fish, he finds himself at the ocean, where many options await: "Big shells and teeny shells/ All the in-betweeny shells/ Pyramid and swirly shells/Altogether curly shells!"

But can Serge find the perfect shell, or is he destined to be different forever?

A charming, lyrical story with bouncy text, whimsically illustrated by artist Andrea Blinick, Serge the Snail Without A Shell puts a modern twist on a tale as old as time: trying to fit in at all costs, before realizing that maybe being yourself is best of all.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1774711451
• ISBN13: 9781774711453
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Limited
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2