"When he arrives at a Snailentine's Day party, hoping to meet another snail with similar interests, he discovers it is actually a Volentine's Day party and wants to hide in his shell until he makes a surprising new friend"--

In Snail City life is slow. There is no fast food. There is no fast lane for cars. The snails like it that way-all except Gail.

Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.

As a large storm approaches, snails Esther and Solomon make their way to the ark.

Jumpy Jack the snail is terrified that there are monsters around every corner despite the reassurances of his best friend, Googily.

Avon the snail decides to become a writer with the help of his friend Edward the ant, which leads them into a series of adventures involving close encounters with an anteater, a crow, a tree frog, and a hungry fish.