Very cute illustrations, storyline has some potential but it was a little simple. My 4 year old really enjoyed this little story!

Stunning graphics - I loved the black-and-white visual world with the striking red. At first I was in the dark with the story though. It took some time to understand what the snail has to do with the brothers, and I'm still not OK with this.

I am always sold on a story about a snail.

The artwork in this book was simple and I really enjoyed the inking technique.

Overall, a good read to help teach and remind children that some days aren't the greatest and sometimes the best thing to do is simple stop and look.

I received an ARC from Netgalley and all opinions are my own.

What a cute read, it shows the importance of learning to slow down. Take each moment as it comes, don't rush to finish something, take it in your stride, take time with it. However big or small you are or the situation, slow down, calm down and do it in your own pace.

Cute, thought provoking read, nice illustrations, the red bits being the important bits in the cartoon. Would recommend this book

You know one of the joys of parenthood is that it often leads into more grown-up parenting when you get a chance to try all over again as a grandparent.

Half-terms and school holidays are a chance to concentrate your reading on your latest offspring’s needs so I was delighted to come across this delightful book.

One, it is from another culture but childhood is universal. It brought me back further into my own youth when I used to cycle for miles.

Secondly, it is an action packed and meaningful story.

This is an account of a younger brother who wants to be part of his sibling’s gang and join those friends when they go into the countryside on a bike adventure. The trouble is both his small cycle and his tiny legs mean he cannot keep up. Now his brother in part embarrassment I guess, and also some concern tells the younger one to “go home”.

Beautifully illustrated with fine pencil line drawings. There is little colour but when used it enhances and lifts the story.

Wonderful lessons to be learned and spoken with your own young readers. The fear and anger seem to be dissipated when the young boy has an off road incident and happens across a snail.

Beautifully paced and full of action. A story book with sufficient words and real life emotions to make it a book your children will return to time and time again and never tire of among those titles they treasure.

I liked this sensitive Korean story and could identify with being too slow to keep up with others. It doesn’t have the kind of illustrations or text that will grab a young child’s attention, but it would be an excellent book to share with one’s young child. It would be interesting to have the child point out where the young boy with the red helmet was located in the black and white illustrations. It was a welcome surprise when the illustrations became full-color toward the end.

This is a gentle and beautifully formed and illustrated story ; a young boy wants to go cycling with his older brother but soon gets left behind from the group. His frustration begins to grow until he encounters a snail.

This is a metaphorical tale in many ways about living in a world of speed - trying to keep up with expectations but when you stop , slow down and engage with the natural environment around then the realisation you have all you need.
Minu Kim’s illustrations exude an energy and calm and are hypnotising . Mattho Mandersloot’s translation is succinct but beautiful. All credit to Pushkin Press for bringing this South Korean gem to a wider audience

The snail is perfectly pitched and will be a gentle bedtime read but also a book worth talking about with young listeners / readers . Highly recommended to EYFS / nursery classes

Really beautifully illustrated and sweet story about a younger sibling and the struggles and emotions associated with “keeping up.”