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This charming story details the beautiful friendship between a boy and his plush toy turtle. Turtle and Me is a charming story about the adventures a little boy has with his cuddly toy turtle. Over the years, Turtle gets covered in spaghetti, splattered by mud, chewed by a puppy, and much more--but the boy still loves him. Turtle has become his security blanket, as well as his best friend. But one day Turtle suffers a horrible rip that the boy can't repair. The boy decides he doesn't need his old chewed up, sewn up, taped up, ripped up ragggedy turtle anymore. But when he tries to sleep at night, he begins to think otherwise!

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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

Author Information

Robie H. Harris has written award-winning children's books for more than 25 years, including the US best-sellers Mail Harry to the Moon! (Little, Brown and Co., 2008) and Maybe a Bear Ate It! (Orchard Books, 2008). Illustrator: Tor Freeman has been writing and illustrating for children ever since. Her books include Ambrose Goes for Gold (Macmillan, 2008) and Nelson (Walker Books, 2009).

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