If you’re a parent looking for valuable materials your children can learn from, you won’t miss Solomon Snail Goes To The Beach by Caroleann Rice.
Children are like mirrors. They reflect what they observe and experience around them. They are susceptible learners who absorb and shadow the behaviors they are exposed to regardless of whether these behaviors are right or wrong. After all, they are still learning how to differentiate such behaviors, and they do so through their environment actively teaching and reminding them of the difference.
Media plays a massive role in this development as part of their immediate environment. This means that whatever material children consume will impact their lives and influence how they interact with the world. Therefore, parents should ensure their children are exposed to only the best and most helpful, valuable books.
A story that answers whether kindness does go a long way.
Following her most famous book, The Song of Solomon the Snail, author Caroleann Rice takes one of her most beloved characters, Solomon Snail, and the lessons he keeps up his shell to the beach.
“Oh, those pesky Gull Brothers are at it again!” This one line perfectly summarizes the antagonists’ relationship with the other characters. Solomon Snail Goes To The Beach introduces children to the annoying seagull or Gull brothers, Buzzy and Speedy. The story takes place at the Crabby Shack, where the brothers interrupt the customers by swooping around and trying to steal their food. The other characters, mainly the Crabby brothers and Big Bill the Pelican, are distressed as they try to drive the Gull brothers away.
Yet after several failed methods, they arrive after calling their inland friend, Solomon the Wise Snail, for help. They hope his wisdom and kindness are enough to teach these rude seagulls a valuable lesson, but whether he can succeed in doing so or not is what children will learn throughout the story.
With a creative and colorful group of characters and a storyline filled with valuable lessons, children will be engrossed and learn much from Caroleann RIce’s book.
Caroleann’s books center around the theme of overcoming struggles and challenges through different means but commonly through empathy or kindness – helpful skills and values for children to learn to cope with life. By highlighting the rude characters as one of the primary focuses of her story, Rice aims to introduce to children the consequences of wrong behavior and how they can handle people with such conduct.
Additionally, she shared how she made one of her characters represent people in real life in an interview. Bill the Pelican was a considerably quiet character, and while he knew there was trouble going on, he chose not to meddle too much. Sometimes, people are like Bill. They decide to be in a convenient position – to avoid and not stand up to what they believe is right, and Caroleann wishes to emphasize that children should act otherwise.
But overall, the most valuable lesson that Solomon Snail Goes to the Beach wishes to reach its audience is the importance of the words “Please,” and “Thank you.” – two words people forget to say but are, in fact, very important.
About Caroleann Rice
Caroleann Rice is a mother of two, Kevin and Colleen, and a grandmother to Colleen’s twin daughters, Madison and Paige. Besides being an author and a loving mother and grandmother, Caroleann is a chaplain to a Wednesday prayer group called “The Women of the Well,” regularly held at her house for 14 years. At age 33, she courageously raised her children as a single mother and a widow.
Caroleann started writing at the age of 68 when a painful experience inspired her to pen her first book. She then expressed how going through an emotional experience can bring about a gift and blessings in one’s life. She enjoys music, cooking, and traveling if she isn’t writing. Get to know Caroleann Rice more by visiting her website; and learn more about her beliefs by reading her books.
Solomon Snail Goes to the Beach will be available and displayed during the LA Times Festival of Books. If you’re like Caroleann and wish to register your book for people to see and purchase, you can learn more about the event and register at Readers Magnet.
