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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really like this one! Cute story. Would probably be good for my work next winter.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A tortoise isn't able to hibernate when repeatedly woken by other animals but eventually tries some winter activities and just might stay awake.
Cute anthropomorphized animals participating in all sorts of winter fun.
Cute anthropomorphized animals participating in all sorts of winter fun.
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
Listen, I love a colorful book so naturally I love this one. Plus it's a cute story. It definitely belongs on a child's shelf!
Tortoise is trying to find a nice, quiet place to sleep, but he keeps getting interrupted! Gorgeous winter illustrations accompany this story and children will find it funny how Tortoise keeps getting woken up. My favorite part was when he accidentally falls asleep on a sled.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
It’s time for Tortoise to begin his long winter’s nap. But just as he settles in to hibernate until spring, Tortoise is woken up by a Robin’s singing class. Invited to join the class, Tortoise explains that he doesn’t like winter and packs up his stuff, and finds a new place to sleep. When he hears tap, tap, tap, he discovers Rabbit making ice sculptures. Invited to join, Tortoise explains he doesn’t like winter, and packs up his stuff to find a new place to sleep. But again, his sleep is disturbed - this time by Squirrel’s snowball fight. Finding a new place to sleep high up in a tree, Tortoise is awaked when he lands on the ground. It seems he’s crashed Beaver’s construction site. Moving again, he finds himself on the ice skating pond where he give up sleeping and joins Robin, Rabbit, Squirrel, and Beaver in some fun on the ice, but when everyone else gets tired and sleeps, now Tortoise is wide awake. Will he ever get his winter’s nap? This was a fun book with lots of great wintery illustrations.
An excellent book full of humor and spirit that I will reference in the future.
In this lovely book we follow tortoise as he longs to get a nap through the winter but in the end he finds the cold season can be a time for fun and friendship. The illustrations are beautiful, and I found the overall book to be very sweet.