While reading a bedtime story to little Turtle, Father turtle unknowingly creates a desire in little Turtle to become a penguin. At school the next day, Ms. Dog goes along with little turtle's imaginative play and the class has penguin storytime and learns all sorts of interesting facts about these birds. Wonder what will happen when Father Turtle reads a monkey story the next night? Used for "Penguin Party" storytime-July, 2010. A turtle and penguins? Being that these are two of my favorite animals, I had to check this out when I saw it on the recommended picture books list for the library summer reading program. The story was too old for Natalie at this time, but I still read it aloud to her. I liked how there wasn't too much text (It sometimes bothers me when a picture books has tons of text). I also liked how the story had a nice predictable structure. It followed the course of 24 hours, there were groups of three things, and the ending mirrored the beginning. These are great structures for a children's book to have. I liked the illustrations. Basic info on penguins was embedded into the story, but there was also a list of facts at the end of the book. My favorite fact was that the largest penguins can be 90 lbs! Holy crap! The smallest are about 2 lbs. After reading that I'm a little afraid of some penguins, but want a tiny one.
What do You think about Turtle's Penguin Day (2008)?
I would recommend this to people looking for books about turtles pretending to be penguins.
—manash
ACK!!! So cute. I'm dying of cuteness. I can't wait to show this to my class.
—acetone
