This is the first book set around a family of snails who live in an old watering can, in a weedy garden, next door to a lovingly tended flower garden owned by Mr. Green. They earn the ‘Vampire’ title from Mr. Green because they come out at night and destroy his lovely flowers. These snails have learned how to avoid the gardener’s traps and poisons by wearing mint leaves but the adventure begins when a young snail leaves home without his protection and a rescue mission is executed in order to save him before its too late.