Let’s Eat Snails! is a delightful book designed to engage children in learning about the unique character of Italian culture through an encounter with a peculiar tiny creature. Let’s Eat Snails! celebrates Italian-American culture through a story that introduces kids to its familial and culinary traditions.

When Margie visits the Barcellona family home, she isn’t ready for what the Sicilian family is bringing to the table: snails! Margie embarks on a culinary adventure in harvesting, purifying, and cooking snails to find that they are, in fact, delizioso! Savor this heartwarming tale from author Barbara Barcellona-Smith’s childhood, delightfully illustrated by the Karen Lewis. Let’s Eat Snails! recognizes our differences and shows that what sets us apart also brings us together.

Barbara Barcellona-Smith grew up on the central coast of California with her Italian father, Giuseppe Barcellona, and Puerto Rican/ Cuban/ Lebanese mother, Emily. Barbara’s ethnic household was quite unique in providing her with a lifetime supply of entertaining and valuable stories she is excited to share with young readers today. In addition to writing, Barbara is an award-winning television commercial production coordinator. She has worked as a radio promotions director and corporate marketer. She currently lives in Enterprise, Alabama. This is her first book.

Let’s Eat Snails! will be available in January 2021 through your favorite local or online retailer. Retailers, contact Ingram Publisher Services (IPS) at 866-400-5351 or email at ips@ingramcontent.com, or order via www.ipage.ingrambook.com. Trade Paper; ISBN: 978-1-58838-403-4; 32 pages; $18.95. For more information: www.newsouthbooks.com/snails

"What a lovely tale, marvelously illustrated, full of family, love, tradition, and savory snails! I cannot recommend it highly enough." -- Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Islandborn, This Is How You Lose Her, and other books