{"id":45641,"date":"2025-08-22T22:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T02:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=45641"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T02:37:17","slug":"review-of-bob-the-vampire-snail-by-andrea-zuill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=45641","title":{"rendered":"Review of Bob the Vampire Snail, by Andrea Zuill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Bob the Vampire Snail<\/em><\/p>\n

by Andrea Zuill<\/p>\n

Random House Studio, 2025. 40 pages.
\nReview written August 19, 2025, from a library book.<\/p>\n

I read a lot more picture books than I review – but when I am compelled to read bits of a book to my coworkers, as I did with this one – that one’s worth telling the world about.<\/p>\n

What got me laughing out loud was the little bug with speech bubbles presenting “facts,” beginning on the very first page, even before the title page. We see a posted sign:<\/p>\n

Did you know that all snails are named Bob?
\nIt’s true!
\nThey feel that having the same name helps keep their lives simple. Snails like a straightforward, bland, uncomplicated life. They take to heart that they are not the life of the party, which, by the way, they wouldn’t go to even if they were invited.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And then the bug comments:<\/p>\n

Excuse me! I don’t know where the creator of this book gets their information, but none of this is true.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The story that follows is a completely silly one about a snail named Bob who gets turned into a vampire with wings, fangs, no reflection, and a dollop of invincibility. When it first happens, he turns to the other Bobs for help, but he’s way too complicated for them. And the bug comments:<\/p>\n

If you’re ever in trouble, snails should never be the first choice when seeking help.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The main story in the book is about Bob figuring out his new life and what he now likes to eat. And trying to find a friend who will hang out with a vampire snail. Nothing deep or profound here. But plenty that’s very, very silly.<\/p>\n

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