Turtle and Me - Hardcover

Robie H. Harris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848774796 ISBN 13: 9781848774797

Publisher: Brubaker, Ford & Friends, 2011

Synopsis

A charming tale about the adventures a little boy has with his cuddly toy turtle. Turtle gets covered in spaghetti, chewed by a puppy, and ripped in a tug of war, but despite all of this the little boy still loves him. But will this love last forever?

About this title

About the Author

Robie Harris is an award winning and best-selling author. She has written both fiction and non-fiction and has had books published in the UK and the US by Orchard Books and Little, Brown and Co, among others. Artist Information - Tor Freeman graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Illustration in 1999. She has been writing and illustrating for children ever since. Her books include Ambrose Goes for Gold (Macmillan) and Nelson (Walker Books).

Review

"A stuffed turtle has been part of a boy s life since he was in utero the title page shows his expectant parents opening up the gift in anticipation of the baby s arrival. And Turtle proves to be an enduring sidekick, offering comfort when the boy feels lonely and sad and taking in stride the slings, arrows, and stains of childhood (which include spaghetti and throw-up) because, as the owner notes, when bad things happen, I always make sure that Turtle gets sewn up, washed up, fixed up and is okay again. But one day, in the midst of a fight with a friend, Turtle is badly maybe irreparably ripped, and the boy s friend declares that Turtle is a baby thing. Is she right? Harris and Freeman take an almost reportorial approach; the language is direct, and the images follow suit, most of them composed on a single plane with minimal background. And yet there is nothing prosaic in these pages it s a book of poetic, plainspoken beauty, resonant with deeply felt emotions about attachment, loyalty, and growing up." "Publishers Weekly" in a starred review"

"A stuffed turtle has been part of a boy's life since he was in utero--the title page shows his expectant parents opening up the gift in anticipation of the baby's arrival. And Turtle proves to be an enduring sidekick, offering comfort when the boy feels "lonely and sad" and taking in stride the slings, arrows, and stains of childhood (which include spaghetti and throw-up) because, as the owner notes, "when bad things happen, I always make sure that Turtle gets sewn up, washed up, fixed up--and is okay again." But one day, in the midst of a fight with a friend, Turtle is badly--maybe irreparably-- ripped, and the boy's friend declares that Turtle is a "baby thing." Is she right? Harris and Freeman take an almost reportorial approach; the language is direct, and the images follow suit, most of them composed on a single plane with minimal background. And yet there is nothing prosaic in these pages--it's a book of poetic, plainspoken beauty, resonant with deeply felt emotions about attachment, loyalty, and growing up."--Publishers Weekly in a starred review

Edition details

• Publisher: Brubaker, Ford & Friends
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848774796
• ISBN 13: 9781848774797
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40