The Dragon and the Turtle is a cute little story of two new friends, a dragon and a turtle, natch! A little lost turtle is "shipwrecked" and his hungry new dragon friend helps him find his home. Using all of their senses, Padraig the dragon helps Roger the turtle find his home. What does Roger's house smell like? Why, it smells like chocolate chip snappers! Not sure what that smells like? Use the recipe in the back of the book to make a batch of your own pirate-y treats.
I absolutely adored the whimsical illustrations by Vincent Nguyen. They are so sweet. The story by Donita K Paul and Evangeline Denmark could be quite effective as a tool for use with children who need help learning how to make and be a friend. Introductions and hand shaking are woven seamlessly into the story as well as more subtle points, such as helping a friend in need rather than thinking only of ourselves.
Two pages in the back provide parents with helpful hints to facilitate a discussion with their children about Biblical friendship. For more fun with Padraig and Roger, visit their website here.
The boys and I all really enjoyed this book.
***I was provided with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.***
Hi, Zeke's Mom,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review. We have a couple of contests coming up for your blog-readers to look into. One is for camping gear. Really! That goes along with the Safari book. Info is at:http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/2011/01/10/contest-the-dragon-and-the-turtle-go-on-safari/