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Ess-CAR-Go!

Ess-Car-Go! is a high speed race through the garden that will have you on the edge of your seat. Written for ages 3 to 8 and winner of a 2024 Purple Dragonfly Award
It's the Snails in Motion race sponsored by Ess-Car-Go--the proud makers of Garlik Buttr lubricants for racing snails. Blinding speed! Edge of your seat action! Join the crowds in the Garden for this racing spectacular. Choose your favourite to win, and cheer them on!

Last night it rained, and now the snails can go really really fast....well, speed is relative, but it is faster than they normally go! You have front row seats for the action today so maybe put on your rain jacket in case you get splashed! Of course, you shouldn't try this at home. These are professional racing snails and there is a highly skilled antbulance crew at the ready to treat injuries, along with Doc Hopper.

Whoops! There's the starting gun now...

Pleased to announce that we are a winner at the 
2024 PURPLE DRAGONFLY AWARDS
in three categories:
Best Illustration
Picture Book 5 & Younger
Picture Book 6 & Older
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Here's just a taste of what Chanticleer Book Reviews and Media had to say:
"Whimsical watercolor illustrations absolutely fill Ess-Car-Go! with detail.

There’s always more to draw the eye across the page, from colorful plants to the menagerie of adorable critters—each with their own kind of visual charm.

Along with that dedication to detail, the illustrations play with funny animal visual gags. They indulge in the wonderful silliness of a frog doctor, birds and insects trying to help their favorite racer, and of course the shell-spraining speeds that these snails achieve— all while maintaining a real sense of suspense as the finish line approaches." - CHANTICLEER BOOK REVIEWS & MEDIA

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fan_snail.pdf
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doc_hopper_on_the_job.pdf
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starting_gun.pdf
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finish_line.pdf
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  • Home
  • About
    • Ruth Amanda
    • Ruth's Blog
  • The Books
    • Picture Books >
      • Geckos in the Garden
      • Seagull on my Sailboat
      • Buzzard on the Balcony
      • Ess-CAR-Go!
      • Puffin Lullaby
      • Island Moon
      • There's a Pigeon in St. Pancras
    • Middle Grade >
      • Cried the Raven
  • Shop
  • Resources
    • Activities
    • Resources
    • Jokes