{"product_id":"serge-the-snail-without-a-shell-9781774711453","title":"Serge the Snail Without a Shell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerge was a snail without a shell.\u003cbr\u003eHis mum and his dad were shell-less as well.\u003cbr\u003e\"You're no more than a SLUG!\" the snails at school taunted.\u003cbr\u003eI wish I had a shell. It was all that Serge wanted.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerge 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeeling 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!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut can Serge find the perfect shell, or is he destined to be different forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming, lyrical story with bouncy text, whimsically illustrated by artist Andrea Blinick, \u003ci\u003eSerge the Snail Without A Shell\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774711453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32","brand":"Harriet Alida Lye, Rosa Rankin-Gee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769818550453,"sku":"9781774711453","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b785a349-5bdf-481b-9817-6a47d77a72ad.jpg?v=1678838472","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/serge-the-snail-without-a-shell-9781774711453","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}