Gavin looked just like all the other snails - but he never quite fitted in. Gavin didn’t like being brown, beige and boring so he started adding to his shell. He added sequins, beads, petals, stickers and much more until he became the world’s first glamour snail!

But the other snails didn’t like Gavin’s new style and insisted he ‘tone it down’. Whilst searching for food one day, the snails wandered a bit too far from home and couldn’t figure out how to get back, luckily for them Gavin was there leaving a sparkly trail behind him which they followed all the way back home.

About the author:
Louise McGettrick is a former children’s book author, having wrote three Middle Grade titles under her maiden name Louise Arnold: The Invisible Friend, The Ghost School and A Good Day for Hunting. Louise is also the creator for the internationally recognised Fugglers brand of soft toys.

About the illustrator:Emma Shoard is a freelance illustrator living and working in London. Emma’s work focuses on bringing subjects to life. Utilising the medium of ink, charcoal and pencil she creates drawings that capture movement and purpose through free, fast mark—making.

For the last few years Emma has been working with publishers Child’s Play and Barrington Stoke on several exciting book projects. She has also held storytelling events, live drawing