"A wonderful exploration of friendship, Wood's picture book offers a wealth of wordplay and rhyme. An instant classic that will be read repeatedly." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Earnest pencil and digitally drawn art looks like it could be placed on a refrigerator alongside well-loved handmade notes and drawings. The anthropomorphic animals' attachment to each other is without label, making for an inclusive tale that just about any caregiver could easily share with little ones at bedtime. There's a lot of love here, and it's all good." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A] tender picture book. Via warm, relaxed pencil and digitally rendered images, Karas whisks readers into a number of activities that elicit affectionate calculations literal and metaphorical." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Old Turtle by Douglas Wood: "An eloquent fable illustrated with sumptuous watercolors.

" -- Booklist "[A] lyrical, haunting book." -- Children's Literature "A handsome, thought-provoking book." -- Kirkus Reviews "Both author and artist have combined rare talents to produce an enchanting book." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for G. Brian Karas: "Karas's scratchy gouache and pencil cartoon illustrations are as detail-rich as the text itself." -- School Library Journal "Karas creates inviting and carefully detailed scenes that evoke a tight-knit community." -- Publishers Weekly "Illustrator G. Brian Karas places readers right in the center of the action.

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