Marcel the Shell with Shoes on: Things about Me

**NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE**

Join little Marcel the Shell with shoes and a big heart on his first picture book adventure! From the brilliant minds of comedian and actress Jenny Slate and writer and director Dean Fleischer-Camp comes the utterly charming, impossibly small, lovable mollusk marvel.

Beloved online sensation, classic picture book character and now the star of a major motion picture, Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence. He wears a lentil as a hat and hang-glides on a Dorito, and though he may be small, he knows he has a lot of good qualities like his pretty awesome imagination.

Marcel's millions of fans and young readers can learn more about this adorable creature and his wonderfully peculiar world in his literary debut.

"Marcel the Shell is a mollusk on the rise." -- People
"We basically can't get enough Marcel-ever." -- Glamour
"Our favorite anthropomorphic shell." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Delightful." -- TIME

Author: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: 11/01/2011
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781595144553
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 147779 / Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: Things about Me


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2011
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011
Entertainment Weekly 11/18/2011 pg. 107
Booklist 11/15/2011 pg. 62
School Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 94
People 12/19/2011 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 45 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Jenny Slate is an actress, stand-up comedian, and the New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds. She has been in many movies and TV shows and also plays many cartoon animals. Jenny is a graduate of Columbia University and has a young heart and an antique soul. She lives in Massachusetts and California, with her husband Ben, her daughter Ida, and their dog Sally.

Dean Fleischer-Camp is an award-winning writer, director and editor. Since appearing on Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2011, Fleischer-Camp's work has been profiled in virtually every major American media outlet. In 2018, his first feature FRAUD was released to widespread controversy and acclaim, described as a brilliantly provocative" (Filmmaker) and "exhilarating" (Sight+Sound) "masterwork" (Documentary Magazine) that "pushes the boundaries of documentary" (Variety). He is currently directing a feature-length adaptation of Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, starring Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini and Rosa Salazar. He has directed commercial content for Comedy Central, HBO, Pop-Tarts, Maltesers, Atlassian, Clearasil and many others. He lives in California with his very good dog, Arthur.