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Walter The Wonder Snail

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Artistic children’s book with a great message to dream big and work towards your goals. I loved the illustrations in this book, they were bright and beautiful and I will enjoy reading this to my children over and over again to remind them to never give up and work toward their dreams

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Walter The Wonder Snail is a bookshelf MUST HAVE! Absolutely adorable, charming illustrations and an inspiring premise for children of all ages. Great messages for children: dream big, cultivate friendships, accept help, the impossible is possible and it is absolutely more than okay to go against the grain. This is a book I'll buy for our bookshelf and recommend to others. If it gets released in French, I'd buy it for my kids' classrooms!

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Happy Yak, and Netgalley for the ARC!

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This is such an adorable story about a snail doing anything he sets his mind to! It emphasizes the importance of friendship and perseverance and is an engaging book for the little ones. Also, I love the art style and enjoyed looking at the illustrations.

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A heartwarming tale about a snail that is not happy with the status quo and decides to set out and create adventures of his own. A great message in this book especially for those more independent kids.

Story: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Illustrations 5/5

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This book is a great way to reach children to dream big and how others can help them achieve those dreams. The story and the illustrations were fun and engaging. Thanks #NetGalley

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This book teaches a lovely life lesson...follow your dreams and know you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

Walter the snail is surrounded by leaves, leaves and more leaves. He is bored and wants to explore and discover more of the world around him. But can he?

His peer snails discourage him but Walter is determined to have his longings become a reality. With the help of kind animals along the way Walter is able to make the impossible become the possible.

The illustrations are beautiful and I love the positive and encouraging message to the reader...be brave, venture out and follow where your heart may lead you. The book will spark meaningful conversations and inspire kids ( and adults too ) to reach for the stars. I highly recommend "Walter the Wonder Snail."

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Such a cute little picture book! I absolutely loved the illustrations, so colourful and beautiful. I love how all the animals Walter meets are encouraging and believe he can be anything, even before he does. I also really enjoyed how he found his own way back, by doing something he didn't think he originally could do - moving fast by rolling all the way back to the leaves. Definitely recommend this picture book!

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A nice, whimsical, colorful book about a snail that wants to spread its “wings”. This book was imaginative and very well illustrated. I recommend this book to young children.

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Wonderful book that would be a great addition to a read aloud collection. Attractive art style with use of fun language and onomatopoeias that will keep any young reader engaged. The story itself shows the value of leaning on your friends for inspiration and being brave in the face of big changes.

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Walter the snail got bored of the world he lives in, so he got out. And once he got out, he can't go farther because he's doubting himself. A wonderful book that teaches us how to believe in ourselves and try to make our dreams come true, just like Wonderful Walter.

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I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
Walter has always lived in a world where "snails can't ....". One day he decides that Walter can, and what Walter can is: climb trees, fly, swim, travel, and many other daring activities. After Walter is done traveling he quickly rolls home to tell his story and let everyone else know that they can too.
This book is a great way to show young children that they do not always have to listen to others when they tell them they are not capable of achieving their dreams.

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This is a delightful and beautifully illustrated book. Walter the snail just want and adventure. All he sees is leaves and he thinks there is so much more out there to see. His adventure takes him to many places and he encounters many wonderful animals who help him along the way. This is a book about following your dreams, facing your fears, stepping out of your comfort zone and exploring the world around you. This book is for everyone. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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**read this with my service dog

We loved this story, the adventures and the characters throughout the book.

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Such beautiful illustrations! A wonderful story of venturing out and doing things that you may think are impossible. Walter is brave and makes some wonderful friends out on his adventure.

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5 ⭐️

Oh. My. Gosh. 😍🥰🥹 How much cuter can Walter the snail get! The illustrations in this book just melted my heart and I fell in love with the adventurous snail!

Walter is a snail that is bored of his home of leaves. He wants a little adventure and see the world, However he does learn that you can have an adventure and still yearn for home.

I highly recommend this book to kids with young kids. It's incredibly cute and a keeper!

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for this advanced reader copy. My review is voluntarily my own.

I will be posting my review to my Instagram page the.littlest.bookworm and retail sites on or close to publication.

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This story will teach your little one they can do anything they put their mind to. Walter the snail is bored and wants to explore. All the other snails say no but Walter does anyway. Along the way he meets lot of friends that help and encourage him. My favorite part of the book was the pictures and the placement of words. The words fit in with the pictures and were very enjoyable to read!

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Walter the snail, what a cute little book, fantastic beautiful illustrations.

Great for young children to learn you can be who you want to be and never give up.

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"I now know that anyone can do anything they put their mind to"

Walter is not a regular snail. He's a snail that have big dreams: to travel high and far, despite what his snail friends say.. And who would imagine that he could get new friends too along the way?

Nice illustrations too, I love it!

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It is a very cute children’s story. Does a great job of teaching children to follow their dreams, and do what they want despite what others say, that you’ll always come across someone who also believes in you even what others don’t and you start to not believe in yourself either. The illustrations of the book also very cute and well done and match the story.

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Just because nobody did it before you, it doesn't mean you should not try or it is impossible to do! I hope my daughter will keep this message in mind and becomes as adventurous, brave and curious about the world as Walter, the snail.

I can't decide if I like the story or the drawings better. This is an amazing children book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for an Advance Review Copy.

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