The Foolish Tortoise

Children's Book and Media Review Volume 37 Issue 2 February 2016 Article 10 2016 The Foolish Tortoise Sydnee Burr Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Burr, Sydnee (2016) "The Foolish Tortoise," Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 37 : Iss. 2 , Article 10. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol37/iss2/10 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the All Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Children's Book and Media Review by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact , . Burr: The Foolish Tortoise Book Review Title: The Foolish Tortoise Author: Richard Buckley with Eric Carle Reviewer: Sydnee Burr Publisher: Simon Spotlight Publication Year: 2015 ISBN: 9781481435772 Number of Pages: 24 Interest Level: Toddler, Preschool Rating: Outstanding Review The foolish tortoise is tired of going so slow. He hypothesizes that his heavy shell is what holds him back, so he consequently decides to crawl out and leave it behind. Although he now can indeed move much faster, he also encounters many dangers that his shell previously protected him from. Finding his own shell in the end of his adventure is a welcome sight to Tortoise, and he gladly crawls back in and bids the world good night. Humans often pinpoint home as the thing that’s holding them back: they can’t wait to graduate, they can’t wait to move to college, they can’t wait to fly across the ocean, they can’t wait to be anywhere but home. The Foolish Tortoise teaches readers, both young and old, that maybe home isn’t so bad. Maybe all those things that were previously considered stumbling blocks are actually stepping stones. Young readers will enjoy this read-along and gain confidence as they learn to read about this foolish tortoise. Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016 1  (...truncated)