Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell: A laugh-out-loud picture book from the creators of Supertato!

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A fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are.' Junior News and Mail Norman's antics are superbly illustrated in a bold, decorative style and the story carefully crafted to build anticipation and humour. Nice artwork - but disappointingly lazy story, which really didn't feel like had been thought through to any extent. Norman's antics are superbly illustrated in a bold, decorative style and the story carefully crafted to build anticipation and humour.' Books for Keeps Norman: The Slug With The Silly Shell is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Sue Hendra, which centers on a slug with shell envy finds a worthy surrogate and then something even better.

The snails are forming a triangular pattern in one of the illustrations. Can you investigate triangular numbers? Summed up, this is a book young listeners are sure to enjoy. Older listeners/readers, however, could fall either way. It's quirky and ridiculous, and doesn't follow the usual story flow. With all of the fun, it does pull kids into thought without them ever realizing it, and might inspire them to adopt a slug of their own. The children love books by Sue Hendra and were interested in Norman The Slug With The Silly Shell as soon as they saw it. The story is about a slug called Norman who wants to be a snail but he hasn't got a shell so he heads off to try and find one. From Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, the bestselling, award-winning creators of Barry the Fish with Fingers, I Need a Wee and Supertato!Norman is a slug who longs to be a snail - if only he could find a shell! Kids will laugh out loud at Norman's crazy antics as he goes to hilarious lengths to find a shell of his own. But will he be satisfied once he finds one, or will his dreams get bigger and bigger and bigger?

Norman the Slug is looking for a perfect shell—but can he find his match? Find out in the super sparkly anniversary edition of this much-loved Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet classic! The fabulous Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell makes his way into a gorgeous glittery board book edition. Norman the Slug is looking for a perfect shell—but can he find his match? Find out in this “fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are” ( Junior News and Mail).Norman ‘skulked’ off when the snails shouted at him. Can you find other words that can be used to describe how a slug moves? The text is rather simplistic and straightforward. It is a humorous story about a slug trying to fit in with a group of snails with equally humorous results. The illustrations are rather colorful with bright and vivid colors for the myriad of shells depicted. Words are kept at the minimum to let the story flow. It's concise and to the point, letting the tale and illustrations take lead. Young readers will fall into the story immediately and bounce from situation to situation without the slightest bit of pause. It's great for those who adore silliness and, especially, those with a short attention span—a real plus for younger listeners. Giggles are guaranteed, and there's even a moment of suspense. The ending will either leave a reader thinking, dreaming or simply saying 'huh' and wondering what just hit them. It's a book younger listeners will adore, while older ones will either enjoy it, or shake their heads and toss it to the side. It's an original tale, which hits or doesn't.

I really liked this book, as I do like to watch the slugs and snails in real life too and I imagined how it would look like if I see it. Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA18116 Openlibrary_editionNorman the Slug is looking for a perfect shell—but can he find his match? Find out in this “fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are” ( Junior News and Mail ). Look at the different shades of each colour in the illustrations. Can you mix different Art materials to make new shades of the same colour? Premise/plot: Norman, the "hero" of the book, doesn't have a shell. At least not yet. This picture book shows him "finding" a very silly shell to wear when playing with the other slugs. But. There are consequences as well...when your shell is so tasty. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-07-09 16:08:17 Boxid IA1822113 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier