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When we were snails

When her mother must work far away, a young girl must stay with her grandparents and finds comfort in by memories and creativity as she waits for their reunion.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cao, Nan (Illustrator) (Author, Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Crown Books for Young Readers, 2026.
Subjects:	Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction. Mother and child > Juvenile fiction. Waiting > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	When her mother must work far away, a young girl must stay with her grandparents and finds comfort in by memories and creativity as she waits for their reunion.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Audience:	Ages 4-8 Grades K-1
ISBN:	9798217028283 9798217028290
Author Notes:	Nan Cao was born in China but is now a New York City-based illustrator, specializing in editorial illustration and children's books. Nan is the illustrator of the picture books Sour Cherries and The Carpet. Her work is inspired by surreal imagery and her daily life in the big city. When she is not drawing, Nan loves to hang out in the park, daydream under the sun, or get lost in her book collection.