A Silly Snowy Day

In this delightful little story, a young tortoise decides she doesn't want to go to sleep for the winter. (The tortoise's name, Shelley, is actually one of the best parts of the book.) Curious to see what winter is like, she leaves her parents snoring and goes outside. She learns that tortoises aren't very good at some things, like running around in the snow. She finds that tortoises are good at some other things, though. The story is simple, the drawings are cute, and the words repetitive. The lessons Shelley learns have a whiff of the all-encompassing self-esteem and mulitcultural fads of today's education. All the same, it's a cute little book. Fine for beginning readers.