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The Snail's Spell by Joanne Ryder, Lynne Cherry

readingdoggo's review

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adventurous hopeful relaxing medium-paced

4.75

loverofwisdomandmen's review against another edition

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adventurous informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.25

Literally guided meditation for imagining you are a snail and I love it omg 😭

turrean's review

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5.0

Lovely for a preK storytime. Would be perfect paired with a nonfiction on snails and other garden creatures. The book lends itself to some playacting (lets be snails!)

dandelionfluff's review against another edition

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4.0

This would be good for a kindergarten class. I do like stories that make kids think about those creatures with bad reputations-- snails don't strike most as being cute or relatable. I'd like to see if my class could imagine themselves being snails. Maybe then they wouldn't strike up a chorus of "ewwww!" every time they're mentioned.

valgus's review against another edition

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5.0

I read this for my snail storytime and got the best reactions to it!! The littles were definitely interested in the idea of turning into a snail and better appreciated being human! :)

kesterbird's review against another edition

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4.0

"Imagine/ you are soft/and have no bones/inside you."

This book, but subtract the (subpar, anyway) illustrations, re-released with the words in plain block letters white on a black background, would be a bloody masterpiece in postmodern body horror. It's... unintentionally visceral and really quite chilling.
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