Slug Life

Stevie, aka the World’s grumpiest slug is sent to self-esteem classes to find out why he should be proud to be a slug. In a first-person narrative we follow his experiences as he learns amazing facts about slugs. Stevie learns about the incredible range of slugs in the world including the spectacular blue dragon and the mysterious ghost slug. He discovers the important role slugs have in the food chain as decomposers and mind-blowing slug facts such as the number of teeth they have (27,000 in case you were wondering!) He finds out about their superhero powers being able to walk on ceilings with their powerful foot. And we learn that slime is an amazing liquid crystal which helps slugs move around, navigate and find a mate. Stevie is convinced by the end of his classes that slugs really are superheroes and decides to write a book about them for small humans…

The graphic layout with comic strip storytelling, amusing illustrations, captions and speech bubbles is great fun.

This is a highly entertaining celebration of slugs challenging the generally accepted view that slugs are revolting and damaging creatures and showing they are in fact – SUPER!