''The Legend of the Golden Snail'' is the 14th children's book written and illustrated by author

Graeme Base Graeme Rowland Base (born 6 April 1958) is a British-Australian author and artist of picture books. He is perhaps best known for his second book, ''Animalia (book), Animalia'' published in 1986, and third book ''The Eleventh Hour (children's boo ...

. It was published in 2010, by a collaboration of

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and

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. Featuring rhymes and detailed illustrations this book is best suited for ages 5 and up. The story follows the adventure of Wilbur who, along with his cat, decides to undertake a voyage to find the 'golden snail'. To get to the golden snail they travel past several places, while going past various locations Wilbur helps various magical/mechanical creatures, who later in the story help Wilbur in times of hardship. The book builds on the literature themes of friendship and kindness bringing about positive rewards while having conservationist/

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undertones. Finally, like all Graeme Base books there are multiple hidden images in every picture. In ''The Legend of the Golden Snail'', there is a snail/skull and crossbones hidden in every page, as well as hidden images relating to other pages in the story.

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