Good Night, Escargot - by Dashka Slater (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

In this perfect bedtime read, a cute French snail hosts a pajama party in this laugh-out-loud fifth picture book in the bestselling Escargot series.

Bonjour! Escargot is hosting a soirée pyjama. A pajama party! And everyone is invited. There is only one rule: Don't fall asleep! But as the night goes on and Escargot grows tired, can you help keep him awake?

From New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater and former Pixar animator Sydney Hanson, Good Night, Escargot is an irresistibly sweet and charming story about sleepover fun and winding down from the day. This hilarious and interactive addition to the award-winning Escargot series is an ideal bedtime (or anytime!) read-aloud for little ones and animals lovers.

Don't miss Escargot's other funny and heartwarming adventures for kids ages 4-6 in:
● Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
● A Book for Escargot
● Love, Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
● Escargot and the Search for Spring (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)

Review Quotes

Praise for the Escargot Series:

★ "Escargot's voice is parfait." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review, on Escargot

"Say bonjour to your new favorite animal, the garden snail! . . . Give this charming read-aloud a little extra joie de vivre by reading it in your best French accent." --Booklist on Escargot

"Escargot is a treat!" --Booklist on A Book for Escargot

"A fun interactive book that will have readers practicing their own over-the-top French accent." --School Library Journal on A Book for Escargot

"It's easy to be won over by this mighty mollusk." --Kirkus Reviews on Love, Escargot

"It was love at first sight for this magnifique book." --New York Journal of Books on Love, Escargot

About the Author

Dashka Slater has written many picture books, including Escargot, which won the Wanda Gag Book Award; A Book for Escargot; Love, Escargot; Escargot and the Search for Spring; Baby Shoes; and The Antlered Ship, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection and received four starred reviews. Her New York Times-bestselling nonfiction young adult novel The 57 Bus won several accolades including the Stonewall Book Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Book Award. She lives in Oakland, California.

Sydney Hanson is a children's book illustrator living in Sierra Madre, California. She works in a combination of traditional and digital media to create her illustrations--her favorites are watercolor and colored pencil. She loves the outdoors and is a certified naturalist who spends most of her spare time poking around the woods with her Labrador retriever, Cash. To see all of her latest animals and illustrations, follow her on Instagram.