Saturday, June 9, 2018

The Town of Turtle by Michelle Cuevas - OPTIONAL

The Town of Turtle by Michelle Cuevas, illustrated by Caria Chien.  PICTURE BOOK.  Houghton Mifflin, 2018.  $18. 9780544749825

EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL.  

Turtle lives in a cold, lonely place.   In order to brighten his life, he takes it upon himself to build, eventually, an entire town on his back.   After all of that work he takes a nap – a long nap.  And while he is napping all sorts of creatures move into his town.

While I was reading, I was reminded of Discworld by Terry Pratchett (look it up).  Beyond that, however, I had a hard time diving into the fantasy world and believing.  

Cindy, Middle School Librarian

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