SORRY, SNAIL
Written and Illustrated by Tracy Subisak
RELEASE DATE : MAY 16, 2023
PUBLISHER : Little, Brown Books For Young Readers
ISBN (HARDCOVER) : 9780316537728
AGES : 4-8
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The Cooperative Children’s Book Center Best Picture Book of 2023
This zany, charming story shows that sometimes we get mad and helps teach the importance of a real apology!
"Look at that slimy body.
That silly shell.
Those tentacle eyes!
I just can’t look at you anymore, snail."
Ari is feeling angry. When she takes that anger out on an innocent snail, the snail demands an apology! Which Ari gives, half-heartedly. And that's that. Until Ms. Snail and her friends appear in every corner of Ari’s life, determined to elicit the most genuine apology from an increasingly regretful girl.
Shots of electric orange and deep purple, bold ink lines, and big speech balloons help deliver the message that angry words cause real and lasting harm—even when the insulter hasn’t intended it—and that half-hearted apologies and defensiveness compound the problem. Publishers Weekly
Exaggerated perspectives and proportions, as well as enlarged type, effectively invoke both humor and hyperbole. Subisak’s vivid palette of deep blues, greens, and oranges draws readers into both Ari’s and Ms. Snail’s dynamic emotional journeys.
A reminder that everyone—no matter how small—deserves kindness. Kirkus Reviews
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GUIDES AND ACTIVITIES
Snails Say Sorry, Fill-in-the-blank Worksheet
Sorry, Snail Coloring Sheet - Color Ms. Snail
Sorry, Snail Coloring Sheet - Snail Pals