Snail, Where Are You?

Tomi Ungerer (1931-2019) is a legend in the world of children’s books. Born in Strasbourg in 1931, Tomi landed in New York in 1956 with $60 in his pocket and with a suitcase full of drawings. Overnight he became a star as a caricaturist, illustrator, and children’s book author. He published more than 140 books for children and for adults in his prolific life. Tomi is a winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest achievable international award for children’s literature, and was named Ambassador for Childhood and Education by the Council of Europe in 2003. The Musée Tomi Ungerer, a museum devoted exclusively to his work, opened in 2007 in Strasbourg, France. Tomi passed away in 2019 but up until his death he continued to create new art every day, and write stories in three languages – English, French, and German!

"This treasure hunt makes for jolly good fun given the playfulness of Ungerer’s illustrations."—Spirituality and Practice"Tomi Ungerer's drawing talent was and is prodigious and he is mercurially inventive with words and ideas. His lengthening rack of children's books have become genre classics."—Man of the World"This exquisite new edition of a small Tomi Ungerer treasure from the early 1960s is a visual finding game delivered with a blast of psychedelic color and Ungerer’s inimitable style."—The New York Times Book Review"The illustrations are whimsical and bright, and their imaginative quirkiness elevates Ungerer’s work from standard concept book fare to a more noteworthy, thought-provoking, and unique experience."—School Library