This Is What A Slug Does

By Mimi May

Illustrated by Aniek Bartels

3-5
years

Price: £12.99

ISBN: 9781836271185

Specification: 32pp, 247 x 247mm

Publication date: June 25, 2026

Series: This Is What a...

Format: Hardback

Ever wondered what a slug actually does all day?

This Is What a Slug Does is a hilariously slimy dive into the surprisingly weird world of slugs, packed with fun facts and slippery surprises.

The first book in a brilliantly funny new series about the oddest animal antics.

Description

Why does a slug leave behind that slimy trail? How can it even see? And what’s going on when it suddenly pulls its whole head back into its body?

This Is What A Slug Does is the first book in a brilliantly funny, fact-packed non-fiction series that takes a closer look at the strange lives of animals.

Full of digging, chomping, sliming and general oddness. Because that is what a slug does.

Reviews

Informative, infused with a dash of wit, and the spare, watercolorlike art is both beautiful and droll. A surprisingly—and satisfyingly—dramatic day in the life of a slug.

Kirkus

In this eye-popping, science-led series starter, May and Bartels spotlight slugs’ spectacular qualities. Wry third-person narration follows a specimen dubbed Simon, and the memorable account closes with “more odd slug facts.” Endearingly accessorizing Simon with a blue bowler, naive-style, shape-based ink and gouache renderings emphasize mucus trails amid flora and fauna. Slugs shine in this slick assessment.

Publishers Weekly

A wonderfully juicy primer for young gardeners and naturalists.

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