Big as a Giant Snail by Jess Keating and David DeGrand - ESSENTIAL

Big as a Giant Snail by Jess Keating, illustrations by David DeGrand. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Knopf (Random), 2022. $18. 9780593300848 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Keating introduces us to a new cast of characters – this time creatures that are considered giant for their type. For Reddit users out there, Keating adds a banana scale (1), such as a blue whale is 200 bananas long, or the largest snail is 1 banana length. Fun and educational – as always. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS