Serge the Snail Without a Shell

The whimsical debut picture book by two celebrated novelists tells the story of 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. Serge was a snail without a shell. His mum and dad were shell-less as well. "You're no more than a slug!" the snails at school taunted. All Serge wanted was a shell.

Serge 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. Feeling 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!"

But can Serge find the perfect shell, or is he destined to be different forever? A charming, lyrical story with bouncy text, whimsically illustrated by artist Andrea Blinick, Serge the Snail Without a Shell 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.