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Mrs. Tortoise and Birdie are very close friends. One morning, Mrs. Tortoise sees her reflection in the pond and realizes her shell is worn out, and she feels old and sad. Then Birdie comes along with an idea to cheer her up.

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Watercolor art splashed across each page spread creates beautiful artwork that readers will gravitate to. -Mom Read It A Surprise for Mrs Tortoise Mrs. Tortoise sees her reflection one morning, and it really brings her down. Her shell looks old and worn out, and it's really making her feel old and sad. Luckily for her, Birdie, her best friend, is there to cheer her up! He bops around to the sky, the flowers, the wind, and clouds to help decorate her shell and cheer her up, but it seems like everything just makes Mrs. Tortoise feel worse; she loses her temper and snaps at Birdie, but even that doesn't stop him. When Mrs. Tortoise goes to apologize to Birdie, she discovers that forgiveness and friendship are all that matter (and a little help from the rainbow doesn't hurt). Washed-out watercolor art splashed across each page spread creates beautiful artwork that readers will gravitate to - especially when Mrs. Tortoise's shell is covered in flowers! (I see art project at storytime here!) This is a sweet story about friendship and going the extra mile for a friend. A Surprise for Mrs. Tortoise is part of Nube's Somos8 imprint, exploring first sensations and challenges kids meet. -Mom Read It Merl�n spins a sweet, simple tale of supportive friendship (with a nice lesson about apologizing tucked neatly into the end), brought to full life through Wimmer's whimsical artwork. -Becca Worthington, Booklist

Watercolor art splashed across each page spread creates beautiful artwork that readers will gravitate to. -Mom Read It A Surprise for Mrs Tortoise Mrs. Tortoise sees her reflection one morning, and it really brings her down. Her shell looks old and worn out, and it's really making her feel old and sad. Luckily for her, Birdie, her best friend, is there to cheer her up! He bops around to the sky, the flowers, the wind, and clouds to help decorate her shell and cheer her up, but it seems like everything just makes Mrs. Tortoise feel worse; she loses her temper and snaps at Birdie, but even that doesn't stop him. When Mrs. Tortoise goes to apologize to Birdie, she discovers that forgiveness and friendship are all that matter (and a little help from the rainbow doesn't hurt). Washed-out watercolor art splashed across each page spread creates beautiful artwork that readers will gravitate to - especially when Mrs. Tortoise's shell is covered in flowers! (I see art project at storytime here!) This is a sweet story about friendship and going the extra mile for a friend. A Surprise for Mrs. Tortoise is part of Nube's Somos8 imprint, exploring first sensations and challenges kids meet. -Mom Read It

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Sonja Wimmer is a renowned international illustrator. Her books are among the most best-selling in Europe. In the USA She has received the Independent Publisher Book Award, the International Latino Book, and she was two times winner of the Moonbeam Childrens Book Awards. Her book ""Bogo the Fox Who Wanted Everything"" is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Paula Merln is a professor of Children's Education. She started giving classes in Reading Encouragement and in 2012 she published her first picture book. She has published a dozen books which have been translated into English, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. Her Spanish books have also been published in Braille.

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