Slugs

Go ahead. Be a bad influence. Give this book to a child. In a day when children's literature seems full of tiresome passivism, and as full of sermons as any Victorian tract, it's a fine and excellent thing to see a children's book that talks about what they want to hear. Like putting slugs in a blender. Or gluing them to your sister. If this seems lacking in Moral Instruction, take note that those who mistreated slugs get their comeuppance by the book's end. I got this book for my nieces, and it soon became one of their favourites. And let's face it, this is a lot healthier for them to furnish their minds with than -Bambi-.

This book is highly humerous to those children who are old enough or have such a dispostion to understand it's humor. This includes the overwhelming majority of the children I've read it to. I've read this book to so many children in my extended family that I'm now ordering my fourth copy. All the others were read to tatters. To the minority of usually younger children who do not understand it, a little explanation is all that is necessary; People aren't supposed to do what it talks about in the book - it's only supposed to make you laugh when you think about what the book is saying. This aids in their enjoyment of not only this book, but much of the humor they'll encounter later in their lives. A must have for any well rounded child. A true classic, and always in great demand with kids.

My 6-year-old daughter just adores this book. We've only had it one day, and I've already read it four times. But I honestly wouldn't mind reading it again. This is really a great children's book, and I am so glad that it is still in print. I would strongly recommend it for any child's home library. It gives children an opportunity to be silly. . . .

Slugs is a book that entertains children of all ages, including those adults who are still kids at heart. It offers an amusing text and hilarious pictures of the gooey little creatures in all sorts of situations. Not only is it a great book to own, but it is also a great gift for anyone who has a good sense of humor.

Anyone who doesn't take life too seriously can benefit from reading SLUGS. I often give this book as a gift to both children and adults. And the stuffed slug that accompanies the book is an able promoter for this oft-maligned creature.