Tootles the Turtle Tells the Truth

An Interactive Tale About Secrets

Kids, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - YA
Cover of the book Tootles the Turtle Tells the Truth by Lenell Levy Melancon, Balboa Press
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Author: Lenell Levy Melancon ISBN: 9781452579016
Publisher: Balboa Press Publication: September 10, 2013
Imprint: Balboa Press Language: English
Author: Lenell Levy Melancon
ISBN: 9781452579016
Publisher: Balboa Press
Publication: September 10, 2013
Imprint: Balboa Press
Language: English

When Tootles the Turtle wanders too near the edge of the lake, a gluttonous gator bites off one of her hind legs. The imposing gator warns Tootles, Dont tell a soulOR ELSE! Not ONE SOULor Ill come back and eat your other legs one by one, andFINALLYIll have your Mommy for dessert!
Of course, Tootles takes the alligator at his word. She doesnt tell a soul about the warningespecially not her mommy, for fear of losing her. When Tootles accidentally tells her new friend, Freddie the Fearless, Free-Spirited Frog, an exaggerated version of what happened to her leg, she becomes physically sick with worry that the alligator will come back to carry out his threats.
Mommy eventually coaxes the truth from the miserably ill Tootles. Then Mommy assures the scared little turtle that the alligator is only trying to frighten her to prevent anyone from learning the terrible truth. When Tootles finally understands that Mommy is not afraid of the nasty gator, Tootles tearfully admits all of the scary threats the alligator made.
After Tootles takes her power back from the gluttonous gator, she and Freddie ask interactive questions at the end of the book to engage readers in a candid discussion of good, bad, or scary secrets.
This delightful, empowering book gives children permission to expose burdensome secrets. Mona W. Hayden, Education Specialist, EBRP School System

A simple, charming tale that packs a powerful punch.
Butch Robicheaux, LCSW

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When Tootles the Turtle wanders too near the edge of the lake, a gluttonous gator bites off one of her hind legs. The imposing gator warns Tootles, Dont tell a soulOR ELSE! Not ONE SOULor Ill come back and eat your other legs one by one, andFINALLYIll have your Mommy for dessert!
Of course, Tootles takes the alligator at his word. She doesnt tell a soul about the warningespecially not her mommy, for fear of losing her. When Tootles accidentally tells her new friend, Freddie the Fearless, Free-Spirited Frog, an exaggerated version of what happened to her leg, she becomes physically sick with worry that the alligator will come back to carry out his threats.
Mommy eventually coaxes the truth from the miserably ill Tootles. Then Mommy assures the scared little turtle that the alligator is only trying to frighten her to prevent anyone from learning the terrible truth. When Tootles finally understands that Mommy is not afraid of the nasty gator, Tootles tearfully admits all of the scary threats the alligator made.
After Tootles takes her power back from the gluttonous gator, she and Freddie ask interactive questions at the end of the book to engage readers in a candid discussion of good, bad, or scary secrets.
This delightful, empowering book gives children permission to expose burdensome secrets. Mona W. Hayden, Education Specialist, EBRP School System

A simple, charming tale that packs a powerful punch.
Butch Robicheaux, LCSW

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