Wordless Books

Snail, Where Are You?

Tomi Ungerer


The distinctive spiral curve of a snail’s shell is hidden in each of these pictures. It’s the reader’s job to spot it, and to find the real snail at the end.

Spread from Snail, Where Are You?, showing spirals in the toes of the shoes

You need to be alert, as sometimes the spiral occurs in more than one place.

Spread from Snail, Where Are You?, showing several spirals to spot

A winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, Tomi Ungerer creates illustrations that are both vividly colourful and cleverly witty.

Spread from Snail, Where Are You?, again showing several spirals to spot