A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the snail feels very small in the vastness of the world. But when the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail who saves the day... - Source Goodreads

About the Author
Julia Donaldson was Children's Laureate from 2011-2013.She was born in 1948. She grew up in London and studied Drama and French at Bristol University. She worked for a few years in publishing and as a teacher, while also writing and performing songs and street theatre with her husband Malcolm, and writing and directing two musicals for children. In 1993, one of her songs was made into a book, A Squash and a Squeeze. Since then she has written over a hundred books and plays for children and teenagers, including the award-winning rhyming stories The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and Zog, all illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which are among the UK’s best-selling picture books. Her novel for teenagers, Running on the Cracks, came out in 2009 and won the Nasen Inclusive Children’s Book Award. She is also the author of many educational books, including the 60 books which comprise the phonic reading scheme Songbirds. This series is part of the Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press. - Source http://www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/previous-laureates/julia-donaldson/

一 只小海螺很想出海去远航，她用自己的黏液在岩石上写下了几个字：请带我出海远航，好不好。后来，一条大鲸鱼答应了她的请求。小海螺就慢慢爬到鲸鱼的尾巴 上，开始了她的远航。小海螺和大鲸鱼这一路上有什么所见所闻？小海螺很小，可她弯弯曲曲的字作用却不小，竟然救了大鲸鱼的一条命。这是怎样一个充满惊险与 刺激的旅行呢？