Bob the Vampire Snail

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

In this hilarious and heartwarming picture book, join Bob the vampire snail as he embraces his unique love of tomatoes, discovers new and peculiar sleeping talents, and forms an unexpected friendship.

Bob was just a regular snail, that is until one fateful night that caused him to become a…vampire!?

Did you know all snails are named Bob? It's a fact! And this is the story of one of those Bobs and the night his life changed forever. First, he heard a SCREAM... then a C-R-A-C-K... and then he felt a drip, drip, drip... and then, poof! He was a vampire snail.         

Fangs? Check. No reflection? Check. Wings? You bet. And so Bob, now very different from all the other Bobs, sets out to live life as a vampire snail, discovering his knack for sleeping upside down and his taste for tomatoes. He's alone in his vampire-ness, until one day Bob meets someone very similar....

Hilarious and heartwarming, this is a story about individuality, friendship, and tomatoes, as only beloved creator Andrea Zuill can tell it.

About the Author

ANDREA ZUILL is the author-illustrator of Gustav is Missing!, a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year and an Indie Next Selection; Sweety, a Booklist Best Book of the Year; and Wolf Camp, a Children’s Choice Award finalist. Andrea is the illustrator of Dog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet, which received three starred reviews; Donut by Laura Gehl, a Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Selection; and Cat Dog Dog by Nelly Buchet, winner of the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in California, Texas, and New York.

Author Residence: San Diego, California