The story of a tortoise who can't be happy in a shell. He takes it off but soon finds that life as himself was better after all. Told in a rhyming verse, this book seems to be a little preachy, focusing on the morel more then the story. It is a book that, while it has earned the honor of staying on my shelves, normally gets passed over for other picture books. The story just seems a little forced and stilted with somewhat mediocre vocabulary. The cute illustrations are done by Eric Carle, so they are recognizable to most children. An average book that had the honor of being illustrated by an above-average artist.
Overall rating: :star :star :star
Suggested ages: 3-6
Literary quality~ :star :star
Vocabulary~ :star :star :star
Illustrations~ :star :star :star :star
Read-Aloud Appeal~ :star :star :star
Overall Appeal~ :star :star
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