The Snail and the Whale (Paperback)

from vboch1

I liked this book for a number of reasons. The first reason I like the book is because of the language. I liked the language because it rhymed and it flowed very well. For example one of the lines is, "This is a rock as black as soot, and this is a snail with an itchy foot." I find rhyming very i...

from adaq

Maybe it was just PMS, but I teared up reading about how the the townspeople saved the whale. Oh, sorry, was that a spoiler? Come on, it's a kid's book. Anyway, very attractively illustrated; lots of recognizable animals & plants & ships & what-not for my not-quite-2-year-old to recognize. A hear...

from jfe16

Tiny Sea Snail has big dreams: she wants to see the wide, wide world. So she hitches a ride on the tail of a friendly humpback whale. Together they see icebergs and volcanoes, storms and sharks. But when the whale gets too close to the shore, will the tiny snail be able to save her friend? Told i...

from martensgirl

A lovely story about friendship and how and small creature can help a large, powerful animal. I didn't feel that the illustrations were as enchanting as other Donaldson books, but this is a minor whinge.

from lquilter

Maybe it was just PMS, but I teared up reading about how the the townspeople saved the whale. Oh, sorry, was that a spoiler? Come on, it's a kid's book. Anyway, very attractively illustrated; lots of recognizable animals & plants & ships & what-not for my not-quite-2-year-old to recognize. A hear...