by Emmy Kastner
Tortoise and Mouse are more than just friends and burrowmates. They are best friends and best burrowmates. When their home gets flooded, however, it’s up to Tortoise to dig them a new place to live. And so she digs a room of her own and a room for Mouse. But where is Mouse?
Noticing the fresh burrow, Bunny asks Tortoise if she could dig a room for her as well. Then the Spotted Skunk. The Mole Skinks. And the Wolf Spider, the Frog, and those moths…So Tortoise digs. Seemingly everyone else wants to be her burrowmate except for Mouse—where did she go?
From the creator of While You’re Asleep comes a hilarious pourquoi story about a burrowing tortoise and her mouse best friend—as well as mishaps, misunderstandings, and the friendships you make along the way.
So Tortoise Dug by Emmy Kastner
Emmy Kastner is an author and illustrator of children's books. Upon moving back to Michigan, she cofounded the youth writing center Read and Write Kalamazoo. RAWK is devoted to celebrating and amplifying youth voices through the cultivation of reading and writing skills via joy, creativity, equity, and access. Emmy lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband and three kids, their dog, and two cats. She spends most days writing and making art in her studio above her family's coffee shop.
ISBN: 9781665931359
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Binding: Hardcover
Street Date: March 18, 2025
Pub Date: March 18, 2025Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Pages: 48
-Dwellings -Friendship
-Turtles -Mice
-Picture books -Animal fiction