The Fastest Tortoise in Town - Softcover

Calvert, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529514274 ISBN 13: 9781529514278

Publisher: Walker Books, 2023

Synopsis

The familiar fable of the tortoise and the hare gets a charming and funny new spin.
Barbara Hendricks has entered a running race … but what was she thinking?! After all, she’s a tortoise – and everyone knows tortoises are the slowest of the slow. But for some reason, Lorraine – her best friend and owner – believes in her, and inspires her to train a little more each day. And when race day arrives, Lorraine's support is enough to stop Barbara popping back into her shell. ln fact, Barbara soon discovers that with encouragement (and a bit of race day luck!), anything is possible!

Howard Calvert’s dry and funny first-person narration is paired with Karen Obuhanych’s vibrant and luscious artwork in this sweet origin story full of surprises.

About this title

About the Authors

Howard enjoys putting words into order that so sentences they form. Sentences better other than some. Not one this. This or. End the.

Karen Obuhanych was raised in California, where she enjoyed the outdoors, sports and doing anything creative. Inspired by annual trips to Hawaii, where her father grew up, she moved to Oahu to study painting. Karen Obuhanych currently resides on the Big Island of Hawaii. Find her online at ktoart.com and on Instagram as @kto_art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1529514274
• ISBN 13: 9781529514278
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Obuhanych Karen