TURTLE WALK

Go aheadtake your time and explore all four seasons with this patient turtle family.

From the first blooms of spring to the scorching sun of summer to the crisp leaves of fall and the fat snowflakes of winter, award-winning author-artist Matt Phelan has created a rewarding celebration of the seasons for the youngest child. Fans of Anna Dewdney and Tad Hills will want to go on this journey again and again.

Turtle walk. Nice and slow. Here we go. A turtle family is on the move. They leave in the spring and make slow and steady progress through summer, fall, and winter. Where are they going? To the sledding hill! Hooray!

Turtle Walk journeys through all four seasons with a simple, repetitive text that is perfect for reading aloud. Matt Phelan's gorgeous watercolor paintings capture the beauty of every time of the year, and his turtle family is full of expressive joy. An irresistible choice for the very youngest child from an acclaimed creator.

Matt Phelan is the creator of the graphic novels The Storm in the Barn (winner of a Scott O'Dell Award); Around the World; Bluffton; and the New York Times bestseller Snow White. He has been nominated for five Will Eisner Awards, including Best Writer/Artist and Best Graphic Album (for Bluffton). He is the author and illustrator of the picture books Pignic and Druthers, and has also illustrated many books for young readers, including Flora's Very Windy Day, by Jeanne Birdsall; Marilyn's Monster, by Michelle Knudsen; and The Higher Power of Lucky, winner of a Newbery Medal, by Susan Patron. He is also the author of Knights vs. Dinosaurs, Knights vs. Monsters, and Knights vs. the End (of Everything). Matt Phelan lives in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.