Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell
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By Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
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193 reviews
The fabulous new character from Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, the bestselling, award-winning creators of Barry the Fish with Fingers, I Need a Wee and Supertato!
Norman the Slug is looking for a perfect shell—but can he find his match? Find out in this “fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are” (Junior News and Mail). Norman is a slug who longs to be a snail—if only he could find the perfect shell! He tries a tennis ball, an apple, and even an alarm clock but none of them feels quite right. Until one day, Norman stumbles upon a doughnut! What could be better than that? But is that sweet shell really the perfect fit?Perfect for fans of Oi Frog!
Praise for Supertato:
‘Hilarious… One of the funniest picture books this year – read it and laugh out loud!’ Creative Steps Magazine
‘Hendra introduces another very silly but irresistible creation in the grand tradition of Barry, Norman, Keith et al.’ Bookseller
Praise for Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell:
‘Lovely glittery illustrations and simple text make this a must for pre-schoolers’ The Daily Mail
Praise for No-Bot the Robot with No Bottom:
‘Fabulously funny and wonderfully warm’ Liverpool Echo
‘Fans of Barry, Norman and Keith will absolutely adore this new wonderfully eccentric new character’ Mumsnet
Reviews
Funny story
I liked the book. I likes it best when he started flying out of the sky and the bit where he had pants as wings. That was funny
He's really funny.
It’s very funny.
Norman is a clever and funny slug that also wanted a shell of his own. He tried lots of different things as shells, like a doughnut! That is just so silly.
I liked it when he had a doughnut as a shell.
It was a fun book and I liked Norman.
It's a great silly book that was really fun
We love Norman!
this was a fun book, we love slugs and doughnuts.
This was a really fun book, we love slugs and doughnuts.
Love this book
The silly shell made me laugh and I wanted to eat it
I liked this book because Norman found a shell but it was a donut with sprinkles. It was funny because he flew with the birds instead of being a snail.
My favourite character is Norman. He really wants to be like the snails but he doesn't have a shell. He tried on different things and chooses a doughnut for a shell. He joins in with the snails until a bird came to eat him and his tasty shell. He escaped by making some super slimy slime!
Love these books
I loved the part in the story where Norman was flying with silly underpants. I wish that I had silly flying underpants.
I like this book because I like doughnuts and I think it’s funny!
This book is great and really funny.
I liked norman but the other snails were not very nice to norman because he looked different. Norman tried to find a shell but got caught by a bird, then he wanted to fly like a bird. I love this book!
My favourite slug was Norman.
Snails are mean not letting norman join in.
Norman clever and has a plan
Mmm Donuts
Funny book
I thought it was very funny and my favourite character was Norman!
Lovely pictures and happy story
I liked where it said “I wish I had wings” and pants as wings. I would recommend this book to my friends.
The shell was great!
My favourite book out of the 6. Norman is my favourite character and my favourite part was the end when he used the pants to make him fly because he enjoyed falling from the sky so much
Love this book
I liked exactly where the exclamation marks were. It would be better if it had some more characters in the story
