{"product_id":"lets-eat-snails-9781588384034","title":"Let's Eat Snails!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed 2021 Superpower Book for Identity and Culture by Every Child a Reader\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet's Eat Snails\u003c\/i\u003e takes young readers on an ethnic culinary adventure. In a Sicilian-American household, cooked snails are the ultimate treat, as one young visitor comes to delight in understanding. This captivating story serves up a lesson in the value of being open-minded and not being afraid of what you don't know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet's Eat Snails\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates Italian-American culture through a story that introduces kids to its familial and culinary traditions. When Margie visits the Barcellona family home, she isn't ready for what the Sicilian family is bringing to the table: snails! Margie embarks on a culinary adventure in harvesting, purifying, and cooking snails to find that they are, in fact, delizioso! Savor this heartwarming tale from author Barbara Barcellona-Smith's childhood, delightfully illustrated by the prolific Karen Lewis. \u003ci\u003eLet's Eat Snails\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes our differences and shows that what sets us apart also brings us together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBARBARA BARCELLONA SMITH grew up on the central coast of California with her Italian father, Giuseppe Barcellona, and Puerto Rican\/ Cuban\/Lebanese mother, Emily. It was nothing to come home from school to find dead doves, rabbits, or whatever her hunter-dad shot that day. Barbara's ethnic household was quite unique providing her with a lifetime supply of strange, entertaining, and valuable stories she has written and is excited to share with young readers today. In addition to writing, Barbara worked as a radio promotions director, an award-winning television commercial production coordinator, and a corporate marketer. She has a degree in journalism\/public relations from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She was an English as a Second Language educator and currently lives in Enterprise, Alabama.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50915750838546,"sku":"9781588384034","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c10d7e9-17bc-4891-87ba-e4271dac1dec.jpg?v=1738828528","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lets-eat-snails-9781588384034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}