'This is a delightful, illustrated junior reader in the ongoing Walker Stories series.
'Annie loves snails, but she soon learns that some pets just cannot be locked up, as the hot ice-cream container she has placed them in is not a suitable home for snails.
'Full of fun family adventures and with the charming and inquisitive Annie as the main character, this novel will best suit girl readers 6 and up. ' (Publication summary)