The Fable of the Snake Slim is a 32 page, rhyming children's picture book about finding one's gift. This poignant fable is about a friendly snake named Slim, who wobbles instead of wiggles. The colorful book, designed by Doug's daughter Renée, consists of eye-catching illustrations displaying each unique character's feelings.   Slim discovers being different is truly a gift. The book is a tale of courage and individuality, persistence, perseverance, and creative problem-solving. Parents and grandparents will appreciate the positive messages--a delightful story.   The book also supports social awareness, social-emotional learning, interpersonal skills, and character education programs, including anti-bullying, to establish and maintain positive relationships Dear Doug Snelson: I'm very pleased to announce the September 2017 issue of our online book review magazine"Children's Bookwatch" features a review of "The Fable of theSnake Named Slim". Here is the review: Children's Bookwatch:September 2017 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Diane Donovan, Editor Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575 midwestbookreview.com/cbw/sep_17.htm#Picturebook The Picturebook Shelf The Fable of the SnakeNamed Slim Douglas Snelson, author Renee Snelson, illustrator Petalous Publishing, LLC PO Box 285, Farmingdale, NJ 07727dougsnelson.com 9780977781119, $15.95, HC, 32pp, amazon.com Deftly written in arhythmic text by Douglas Snelson and charmingly illustrated by Renee Snelson,"The Fable of the Snake Named Slim" is a poignant picture book taletold in the style of a fable featuring animals and entertainingly conveying amoral for children. Young readers will meet Slim, a snake that wobbles insteadof wiggles and they will discover that being different can make the differencethat matters most. "The Fable of the Snake Named Slim" is a memorabletale of courage and individuality, of self-discovery and self-worth. Youngreaders can relate to and will be captivated by as they learn that it's whatmakes you different that makes you special. "The Fable of the Snake NamedSlim" supports social awareness, social emotional learning, interpersonalskills, and character education programs, including anti-bullying, to establishand maintain positive relationships. While strongly recommended for family,elementary school, and community library picture book collections, it should benoted that "The Fable of the Snake Named Slim" is also available in apaperback edition (9781681857541, $7.99). You have completepermission to utilize the review in any manner you deem useful for marketingand promotion. This review will alsoappear in the Cengage Learning, Gale interactive CD-ROM series "BookReview Index" which is published four times yearly for academic,corporate, and public library systems. Additionally, thisreview will be archived on our Midwest Book Review website for the next fiveyears at midwestbookreview.com I look forward to yournext title! James A. Cox Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive Oregon, WI, 53575, USA In writing "The Fable of the Snake Named Slim" for kindergarteners through second graders, it was important to me to communicate sophisticated concepts using oneor two syllable words typically common for students in fourth and fifth grades.For example, words like "chide" and "snide" are better understood through the context of the surrounding text and the accompanying illustrations.  Knowing the exact meanings of words in the story can help a child understand what he or she may be feeling in an uncomfortable situation or environment where confidence and action may be required. Chide means to "express disapproval". Snide means to "disparage, mock, taunt or to be mean" among many meanings. These meanings can become part of a larger discussion by parents and teachers about acceptance, self-worth and how others act in unkind ways.  Ultimately, the protagonist, Slim, realizes that his ability to wobble versus his desire to wiggle like his friends, is truly his gift. The moral of the fable is found in these lines, "He could move boulders with unseen shoulders and he could do it when it really counted."Children recognize that snakes don't have shoulders so there is something within an individual that helps to take action and to make tough decisions when it really matters."The Fable of the Snake Named Slim" also furthers important life lessons for young children including persistence, perseverance, problem-solving and creativity. What makes you different, makes you special. The Fable of the Snake Named Slim, in the tradition of Aesop's Fables, is a tale of courage, individuality, acceptance, and self-worth. Young readers will be captivated by Slim--who wobbles instead of wiggles Doug Snelson is an award winning children's book author. He believes that children's books should be fun, interactive, and educational. His philosophy on story telling is based on the idea that children and adults should be