Meet the magnificent Andrea Zuill, one of our favorite authors, for a fun, spooky, slimy Storytime picture book reading of Bob the Vampire Snail. Hilarious and heartwarming, and great for kids who love critters or ghosties, this laugh-out-loud story will take your young reader through unexpected scientific facts and silly scientific inquiries, like:
- Did you know that all snails are named Bob?
- What happens when a slimy little gastropod begins to sleep upside down, like a bat?
- How does a vampire snail make friends?
Don’t miss this free, fun, spooky October library Storytime event! Come to any one of our 3 public readings. You can RSVP in advance to make sure that you get a spot — and if you would like to pre-order a copy of Bob the Vampire Snail to be signed at the event by Andrea herself, your young reader can have their book personalized by one of our all-time-favorite San Diego Authors. A book signing will follow each reading. Proceeds support the San Diego Public Library System.
Recommended for families with readers from Pre‑K to 3rd grade.
Click through for registration at one (or multiple!) of the 3 Storytime events below:
- Rancho Peñasquitos: Wednesday, October 22 from 3 – 4pm. 13330 Salmon River Rd, San Diego, CA 92129
- Pacific Highlands Ranch: Tuesday, October 28 from 4 – 5pm. 12911 Pacific Pl, San Diego, CA 92130
Skyline Hills: Wednesday, October 29 from 10:30 – 11:30am. 7900 Paradise Valley Rd, San Diego, CA 92139
About the Book:
In this hilarious and heartwarming picture book, join Bob the vampire snail as he embraces his unique love of tomatoes, discovers new and peculiar sleeping talents, and forms an unexpected friendship.
“A work that young readers can sink their teeth into.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
Did you know all snails are named Bob? It’s a fact! And this is the story of one of those Bobs and the night his life changed forever. First, he heard a SCREAM… then a C‑R-A-C‑K… and then he felt a drip, drip, drip… and then, poof! He was a vampire snail.
Fangs? Check. No reflection? Check. Wings? You bet. And so Bob, now very different from all the other Bobs, sets out to live life as a vampire snail, discovering his knack for sleeping upside down and his taste for tomatoes. He’s alone in his vampire-ness, until one day Bob meets someone very similar.…
Endearing and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a story about individuality, friendship, and tomatoes, as only beloved creator Andrea Zuill can tell it.
About the Author:
ANDREA ZUILL is the author-illustrator of Gustav is Missing!, a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year and an Indie Next Selection; Sweety, a Booklist Best Book of the Year; and Wolf Camp, a Children’s Choice Award finalist. Andrea is the illustrator of Dog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet, which received three starred reviews; Donut by Laura Gehl, a Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Selection; and Cat Dog Dog by Nelly Buchet , winner of the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in California, Texas, and New York.
