Review by Booklist Review
Snail and Worm return (Snail & Worm, 2016) with guileless charm and enthusiasm in three new adventures. This time, Snail redefines a best day, narrowly escapes a spooky cave with its dragon, and ends with a reassuring bedtime story in which he and Worm reaffirm their friendship. Kügler's humor shines in the second story, The Spooky Cave, in which Snail never does realize that he has mistaken a turtle's shell for a cave, and the turtle inside for a dragon. The good-natured friendship of Worm and Snail recalls Arnold Lobel's classic stories of Frog and Toad, with the humor deriving naturally from Snail's personality. Kügler's clever, off-kilter stories are enhanced by colorful, expressive cartoon illustrations that give strong textual support. Occasional panels create the feel of a graphic novel, and color-coded dialogue supports emerging readers. Kugler conveys a striking range of emotions with artfully drawn eyes. This latest Snail and Worm book is a strong addition to all early reader collections and a surefire hit with children and their adults.--Suzanne Harold Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
The two inveterate invertebrate pals (Snail Worm, rev. 5/16; Snail Worm Again, rev. 5/17) return in another set of adventures in three easy-reader-style chapters. Best Day Ever, as described by cheery Snail, focuses on it being others best day: even though I broke my toybumped my shellcant find my shoes, Snail sees that its Frogs best day because she learned to blow bubbles and its Birds best day because her eggs hatched. The story ends with Snails well-timed, punch-line realization: My day is not so bad. I just remembered that I dont wear shoes. The Spooky Cave presents a silly case of mistaken identity (a turtle in its shell is not a cave-dwelling dragon). A Bedtime Story highlights Worms nurturing side and the friends narrative compatibility. That was a great story about me and you. Good night. With varied mixed-media illustrations (full pages, spot art, occasional spreads and panels) and dialogue-only text thats color-coded to each speaker, new readers should feel supported in their efforts while being continually entertained. elissa gershowitz September/October 2019 p.91(c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
All day, every day, is a good time for reading about Snail and Worm.Geisel honoree Kgler returns with her third hilarious early reader in this series about odd-couple pals Snail and Worm. Three stories, "Best Day Ever," "The Spooky Cave," and "A Bedtime Story," make up the book and deliver laugh-out-loud moments courtesy of affable, daffy Snail's antics. Worm is a loyal and supportive friend who never condescends to Snail despite misunderstandings and blunders, instead appreciating Snail's generous, guileless, big heart. And what's not to appreciate? When Snail declares it's the "best day ever," it's on a day of small personal disasters that are overshadowed by others' good fortune. When Snail mistakes a turtle in its shell for a spooky cave with a dragon inside, their first thought is to save the turtle Worm mentions. And when Worm offers to tell a bedtime story about Snail, Snail frets about being lonely without Worm in the story, too. Expressive watercolor-and-ink illustrations make particularly great use of Snail's eyestalks and Worm's coiling body to ratchet up the humor and heart of every single scene. "I like everything you do," the friends affirm to each other at book's end, a sentiment readers will share about Kgler's work.Run (faster than Snail ever could) to get a copy of this winning early reader. (Early reader. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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