Welcome to Gilded Snail
Co-publishing the occasional picture book to voice the deeply neglected through the beauty of fable and tale.
This is a bright & calm space
where we take the time required to gently transform some of life’s deepest anguish into universal stories that anyone can relate to.
It’s where your story grows wings to fly into the hearts of others whose own stories are too heavy to tell, but who long for their story to be heard.
This is where we lift the stone from your heart through the magic of narrative.
Gilbert’s Cake
Story by EMILY MIR
Illustrations by HELEN NIEUWENDIJK
A powerful new children’s picture book that speaks about love, grief, and remembering, publishing 10 August 2025.
This is a deeply poignant story about celebrating a life, even though that life was brief, and is both courageous and inspiring. Told from the heart by Emily Mir, with sensitive illustrations by Helen Nieuwendijk, Gilbert's Cake is the story of Hattie, who insists on celebrating, with a cake, the birthday of the older brother she never met.
Aimed at young readers, Gilbert’s Cake is a must-have picture book for families, schools, and libraries seeking gentle, age-appropriate ways to talk about loss, grief and remembrance.
Gilbert’s Cake is the first Gilded Snail book.