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Turtle walk. Nice and slow. Here we go!
Explore all four seasons with this charming--and patient!--turtle family. Award-winning author-artist Matt Phelan guides the youngest readers from the first blooms of spring and the scorching sun of summer to the crisp leaves of fall and fat snowflakes of winter. Fans of Anna Dewdney and Tad Hills will want to go on this journey again and again.
Spring blooms, and a turtle family is on the move. Slow and steady, they travel up, up, up, the gentle hill through all four seasons. Where are they going To the top of the sledding hill, of course! But how will they get back down the hill to a well-deserved winter's rest
Matt Phelan's simple, rhythmic text is filled with repetition that shines in read-alouds, and his soft, colorful watercolor artwork bring the seasons to vivid life. The joyful journey and gentle, rewarding surprise make Turtle Walk a timeless choice for every home and classroom.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2--Phelan places the walk of a family of turtles at the center of this picture book, which becomes a journey through the seasons. This small bale, or family of turtles, contains two large ones and two smaller ones. The turtles have a few mostly repetitive sentences for every walk: "Turtle walk, here we go. Are we there yet? No." Preschoolers will snuggle in close and soon learn to "read" the lines. And then, as a snowy slope appears, "Are we there yet?" brings a much different answer, with sledding and a quiet scene of winter hibernation to follow. The loose, glowing watercolor provide direction and a clear color story that ties the story together, as bits of orange on one page become more prominent on the next as the story moves into, for example, autumn. The transitions connect colors, seasons, and story to nudge young readers to identify seasonal elements. This book has so much to offer for readers, from the simple story that could be sung, to the exploration of seasons, to the repetition of text to engage budding readers. VERDICT An excellent example of simple storytelling matched with inky watercolor drawings to create a story of family, and a story of seasons. This is a perfect book, and an instant classic for story hours.--Katie Llera, Brunner Elem. Sch., Scotch Plains, NJ
Publisher's Weekly Review
Turtle kids experience extremely delayed gratification when their parents announce a local adventure in this winning picture book. The gentle joke at the heart of the story is that the destination is a hillside above the meadow where the turtles live; being turtles, though, it takes the family four seasons to arrive there. "Turtle walk. Nice and slow./ Here we go," announces the narrative refrain. "Are we there yet?/ No." But Phelan (You Are My Friend) makes the trip more than worthwhile for both his characters and readers: translucent, radiant washes, which look barely dry, chronicle the passage of time and turtles with luscious scenes of flowers and showers, a busy playground and brilliant firefly display, and a ripe orchard and a glowing pumpkin field. Things turn a little treacherous as the family struggles to climb the snowy hill in the last leg, but when the answer to "Are we there yet?" finally turns to "Yes," and the turtles joyfully toboggan home on their shells, readers will enjoy recognizing the landmarks passed on the way up. It's every memorable family trip in a nutshell, filled with moments of tedium, thrills, and, best of all, togetherness. Ages 4--8. Agent: Rebecca Sherman, Writers House. (Oct.)
Booklist Review
This slow-burn picture book follows a family of four turtles as they lumber toward some unnamed destination. The same four lines, each to a page, accompany them on their plodding journey: "Nice and slow. / Here we go. / Are we there yet? / No." They begin at a pond in springtime, Phelan's splotchy watercolors filling the natural landscapes with life as, along their journey, they pass by other animals, plants, and natural doodads. The fourth part of the sequence ("No") always sees the family stopping to sleep, with spreads that also--among other hints--reflect the changing seasons. First, the turtles cozy up under April showers, then among summer fireflies, and then beneath falling leaves. Finally, after their dogged march brings them to the top of a snowbank, we have the delightful payoff--"Are we there yet? / YES!"--as the turtles all tuck in their limbs, smile wide, and go body tobogganing down the frozen hill. Simple, poetic, and wonderfully joyous.