The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder - ESSENTIAL

The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder. PICTURE BOOK. Dial Books (Penguin Random House), 2020. $18. 9780735230507

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

A darling turtle is born with no shell. His parents find him a box that fits just right as his make-do shell. He loves this shell until other turtles start to comment on it and he goes on a search for a different shell. Eventually he finds his old box and fixes it up just right. 

This book has a great message about looking different but not letting that difference change our attitude. This book has great characters that stick by the box turtle the entire time and the illustrations are simple and sweet and allow the reader plenty of time to read the pictures. 

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher