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"A sweet read-aloud for first-time tortoise owners." --Kirkus, starred review


Could there be any better pet than a puppy? One young girl is about to find out. From beloved author Dave Keane and acclaimed illustrator K.G. Campbell, a laugh-out-loud story of unexpected friendship!



When the spunky, loveable narrator receives a tortoise for her birthday, instead of the cuddly puppy she's longed for her entire life, she's more than a little disappointed. But while her new lump of a pet isn't what she dreamed of, it doesn't take long-between tortoise-on-skateboard walks, sparkly shell makeovers, and a lemonade stand selling chances to hold a real life tortoise-for the little girl to change her mind-sort of. But when her pet goes missing, all she wants is to be reunited with her new best friend.

ISBN-13

9780385754170

ISBN-10

0385754175

Weight

0.79 Pounds

Dimensions

8.31 x 0.35 x 10.38 In

List Price

$17.99

Format

Hardcover

Pages

40 pages

Publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published On

2016-07-19



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