A Book for Escargot (Escargot #2)

by Dashka Slater (Author) Sydney Hanson (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Escargot

In A Book for Escargot, the standalone sequel to Escargot--written by award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater and illustrated by Sydney Hanson--we follow a funny and charming French snail through a library to find the book of his dreams.

Bonjour! It is moi, Escargot, your favorite French snail. Today I am going on a trip to the library, where there are so many stories to choose from! Stories about dog superheroes... guinea pig detectives....and flamingo astronauts. But sadly, none of these books is about a daring snail hero who saves the day.

What is that you say? Perhaps this is the book about the snail hero? Ooh-la-la!

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ALA/Booklist

Escargot is a treat!

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2—Escargot is a slippery snail bursting with personality. He likes kisses, salad, and books. However, when he wants to spice up his lunch menu, he slowly searches for a cookbook and a new recipe, leaving a trail of slime in his wake. Unfortunately, the book he finds is inspired by Julia Child's Art of French Cooking. Its signature recipe? Escargot! Along his journey, Escargot encourages readers to give him kisses and pep talks. The interactivity may amuse younger readers, while older readers will either groan at or laugh at the snail-inspired book puns like Harry GastroPodder and the Chamber of Salads. Hanson's illustrations are warm and inviting, making Escargot the cuddliest snail ever. VERDICT This installment lacks the simplicity of Escargot's debut (Escargot), but it is still a fun interactive book that will have readers practicing their own over-the-top French accent.—Chance Lee Joyner, Haverhill Public Library, MA

Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A Spring 2020 Kids' Indie Next List Pick

Hanson's soft, colorful illustrations draw readers into Escargot's miniature world as Slater's wonderfully silly story is presented through a direct conversation between snail and reader—an incredibly engaging choice . . . Escargot is a treat! —Booklist


Dashka Slater

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.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374312862
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publication date
April 07, 2020
Series
Escargot
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV047000 - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
JUV002140 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
Library of Congress categories
Humorous stories
Snails
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A Spring 2020 Kids' Indie Next List Pick

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