How to Staycation Like a Snail

Ages 4 to 7, Grades 1 And Up

Introverted party animal Snail is back in this delightfully hilarious SHHHelebration of homebodies Snail is an epic explorer … kind of. He loves the quiet things about adventures, like reading maps, hiking along slime trails, and collecting souvenirs. On big vacations, he finds the sights, sounds, and unfamiliar foods—like escargot!—way too overwhelming. In fact, his favorite part of a vacation is when he gets to return to his home SHHHweet home. So, while his friends take a trip to the city, Snail and his buddy Stump decide to have an adventure in their own backyard—a staycation! The pair smell the silence, listen to the SHHH SHHH of the waterfall, and read their guidebooks with their indoor voices. Just when they start to wonder if they’ve run out of things to do, they notice something new: parachute seeds falling from the sky! The seeds have arrived for a vacation, and who better to show them around than Stump and Snail? Snail’s second adventure is just as witty and charming as his first, with laugh-out-loud moments and hidden puns on every page. Snail and Stump’s staycation reveals the unexpected joys of staying home and promises that readers will find wonder around every corner, however close to home they may be.

About the Author

NASEEM HRAB is a writer and storyteller, and the author of the Otis & Peanut series, the Ira Crumb series, How to Party Like a Snail, and The Sour Cherry Tree, which won the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award. Her comedy writing has appeared on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and The Rumpus. She loves improv and coffee ice cream. Naseem lives in Toronto, Ontario.KELLY COLLIER was born in Ottawa and grew up in Toronto, Ontario, where she still lives with her husband and daughter. She has an identical twin sister and an older brother. As kids, Kelly and her sister drew all the time, mostly in an effort to "outdraw" their brother. Kelly studied illustration in college and is both the author and illustrator of the Steve the Horse series.