The Little Book of Slugs sold 10,000 copies in the run up to Christmas in 2002. It was the first book CAT sold to a mainstream audience and came out at a time when environmental issues were still unfashionable. It seems strange looking back that it was nearly ten years ago. So much has changed since then. The Little Book of Slugs is lots of fun. It includes contributions from people who signed up for our Bug the Slug campaign and posted their slug solutions on our website ihateslugs.com, some of which are quite chilling in their obsessive nature. It’s an insight into human nature as well as a good little gardening book.
Reviews for The Little Book of Slugs
Wit, wisdom and even a quote about inverterbrates from Shakespeare – Daily Telegraph
To cheer myself up, I sat down with The Little Book of Slugs, a light hearted but useful new book…lots of good ideas – Elspeth Thompson, Sunday Telegraph
The Little Book of Slugs is the ultimate stocking filler for every gardener. It is informative, funny… whimsical and practical… It makes fascinating reading – a real study in human nature – The Organic Way
The latest publication from the wonderful people at the Centre for Alternative Technology. A snip at £4.99 – Organic Gardening
Slug Problems? The Little Book of Slugs could be the answer – Pippa Greenwood, Daily Mirror
Here’s a perfect stocking filler for a gardener…funny and entertaining as well as very useful – Garden News
Combines the wit and wisdom of the obsessive slug hunter and lazy gardener alike…full of amusing anecdotes as well as good advice – Amateur Gardening
70 different solutions to the slimy pest…[a] black day for slugs – The Kitchen Garden
CAT has produced the most fascinating booklet on slug control…I recommend it as a superb stocking filler – Huddersfield Examiner
…a book to confound slugs naturally, without chemicals – Water Gardener
A hilarious account of how to garden without slug pellets…succeeds in mixing good practical advice with zany humour. A must – Permaculture Magazine
Brilliantly funny and informative. If you hate slugs, you will love this – Jenny Steele, http://www.haiths.com
Allan Shepherd 