A Snails Broken Shell
by Ann Kelley
Age rating: Ages 8–10 · Children
Age rating and Christian content guidance for parents.
First published 2010
A young girl named Lily finds a snail with a damaged shell and nurses it back to health.
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
Concern Level
Clean
Virtue Level
Thin
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Things to consider
Higher = more presentNo sexual content is present in this book.
The snail's broken shell is the only depiction of harm.
No profanity is used by the characters.
No blasphemous language appears in the text.
No substance use is featured in the narrative.
No themes of suicide or self-harm are present.
The story is gentle and not scary.
No occult or magical elements are included.
No LGBTQ+ themes or characters are present.
The story does not promote a non-Christian worldview.
No negative portrayals of God or Christians are present.
Virtues to celebrate
Higher = stronger presenceLily shows courage in caring for the injured snail.
No Christian faith elements are present in the story.
Lily's care for the snail demonstrates self-giving love.
The story implicitly shows mercy towards the injured creature.
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