The Fastest Tortoise in Town

The familiar fable of the tortoise and the hare gets a charming and funny new spin. Barbara Hendricks has entered a running race ‿ but what was she thinking?! After all, she‿s a tortoise ‿ and everyone knows tortoises are the slowest of the slow. But for some reason, Lorraine ‿ her best friend and owner ‿ believes in her, and inspires her to train a little more each day. And when race day arrives, Lorraine's support is enough to stop Barbara popping back into her shell. ln fact, Barbara soon discovers that with encouragement (and a bit of race day luck!), anything is possible!Howard Calvert‿s dry and funny first-person narration is paired with Karen Obuhanych‿s vibrant and luscious artwork in this sweet origin story full of surprises.