The Snail and the Whale Paperback – Picture Book, April 6, 2006

One of the most lovely children’s book. My 3 year old grandson and I been have so enjoyed reading it over and over since he was 2. I would recommend.Just delightful!

This is a lovely book about a snail with wanderlust who hops onto the tail of a whale to see the world. Great illustrations, nice rhymes. Just v easy to read and act out.

Cute book! My 5 y/o grandson loves Julia’s Donaldson’s stories and Axel Sheffler illustrations.

Beautiful book. Great Condition!

This book arrived in great condition and I think my grandson will love the story and pictures. I wish it had been available in the Board Book format like the Gruffalo book but I'm still glad I purchased. The illustrations are cute and my grandson lives near the sea so it's especially appropriate. Can't wait to read it to him!

The media could not be loaded. My kids are big Julia Donaldson fans. This story has her signature wit, humor, and rhyming, plus fun, quirky illustrations. It's a cute story, but out of all the Julia Donaldson books we own (The Gruffalo, Where's My Mom?, and Room On The Broom), this was least captivating for my kids. I would recommend those I listed before this one, but still cute!**Video is long because it shows the entire book. Drives me nuts to have to purchase childrens books without a quick view of the whole story to see if they'd actually enjoy it!

I have been following the works of Julia Donaldson for the last three years. My son was born in the UK where we lived until last year and she is a very popular author with many best selling children's books. My favorites, so far, are sharing a shell, what the lady bird heard, Taby McTat as well as her most famous work: The Gruffalo. Not all her books are easy to find through US based vendors but somehow this one was an exception. I could get it fast through amazon without having to wait an overseas shipment from the UK.This book has two main characters: A snail with an adventurous soul who wants to go to places beyond the horizons and explore the world. That character points out the reader that our imagination can go far beyond our capabilities and a way make it happen can be found like in this case. Snail manages to write a note ' I want to see the world' on the rock it lives on and a whale somehow notices this and offers a ride on the tail. They visit exotic places as see different animals and lands until one day the whale gets lost and dragged to the shore. Being unable to turn back, his time starts running low since whales can not survive long on the shore.There comes the help from the little passenger. It crawls to the local school to seek for help and manages to write a message on the blackboard : 'save the whale'. The students and the teachers read it and notify the local rescue team who come and save the whale by dragging him back to the sea. No matter how small you are, you can always be of help if you really want is the second take home message from this small child book.The story ends in a happy way in which they both find their way back home. After that colorful experience whale keeps offering this ride to other snail inhabitants of the rock as a gratitude for the help he received from the little one.A pleasant read for a child with many attractive pictures and good easy to understand text. Yet again a good read for an adult too.

If you liked Room on the Broom (same author), you will also like this book. My grandson is just turning three and he is obsessed with whales. But non-fiction books on whales don't hold his attention. Although this book has more words per page and more pages overall than I was looking for, it held the attention of my 3 year old. There are also other interesting elements in the illustrations that he likes to point out - like seagulls, octopus, bald eagle, crab, ships, etc. I guess the best review of this book is that my grandson wants me to read it over and over. I give it a 5.