A little slug. A lovely big adventure.

A charming children's book about a slug

Meet Susie,
the little slug
with a big heart.

A warm, beautifully illustrated woodland story about getting lost, finding friendship and learning to slow down for what matters.

Buy the book — £4.99 deliveredPeek inside
  • Original family story
  • Colour illustrations
  • UK carriage included
  • Free colouring sheet
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£4.99Cover of If you knew Susie, showing Susie Slug and Joe in an autumn woodland

Written by P.E. Burns · Retold by Gemma Day

For little nature loversSlugs, woodland and rainy-day adventure
A gentle messageFriendship, love and slowing down
A little extra to enjoyFree A4 Susie colouring sheet with every order
Susie says

Small creature.
Surprising world.

Discover more slug facts →
Not an insect!

Slugs are soft-bodied molluscs, related to snails.

Four feelers

The upper pair can detect light; the lower pair help with touch and smell.

Night explorers

Many slugs are most active when it is cool, damp and dark.

Susie Slug sliding through a colourful woodland after the rain
A tale
from the
heart

The story behind the story

A grandmother's tale,
shared with a new generation.

If you knew Susie began as a story by Peggy Burns — a warm, funny and creative grandmother whose words stayed with her family. Years later, her granddaughter Gemma Day brought the tale back to life for children everywhere.

“This is the tale of Susie Slug, who liked to slither in the mud.”

It is a small book with a lovely thought at its centre: don't rush around — look about you, be content, and make time for love.

Take a peek inside

A rainy-day adventure
through Susie's woodland.

Bright, painterly pages make this a sweet first book about slugs, minibeasts and the natural world.

Susie loses her way after the rain
After a day of rain, Susie slides a little too far…
Susie meets her friend Joe beside the water
…until her friend Joe helps her see things differently.
Susie and Joe together in the autumn woodland
A gentle ending about love, patience and being content.

A book for curious children

Looking for a story about slugs or minibeasts?

Susie makes one of the garden's smallest creatures the star of her own adventure — a fun choice for young nature lovers, woodland topics, bedtime reading and rainy days.

Susie Slug and Joe printable colouring sheet included with the book

A free creative extra

Colour in Susie and Joe.

Every book comes with a free A4 Susie Slug colouring sheet, ready for crayons, pencils and a little post-story creativity.

Included free with every order

Give Susie a home

A lovely little book.
A very little price.

We have a limited run of family-published copies ready to find new homes. Pick up If you knew Susie for £4.99 including UK carriage, plus a free Susie and Joe colouring sheet, while stocks last.

Delivered price£4.99
ISBN978-1-7393451-0-5
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If you knew Susie

Book + UK carriage + free A4 colouring sheet

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