Turtle Day
The CBC Holidays Series explores stories that relate to specific holidays so that readers of all ages can celebrate in the best way… with a good book!
On National Turtle Adoption Day (November 27), we promote and do all we can to support the well-being of our endangered friends of the sea. Whether you make the long-term commitment to keep them as a pet or clean the beaches to help baby turtles make it to the sea, let’s help these hard-shelled, slow-walking animals today. 🐢
Alfie: The Turtle That Disappeared, by Thyra Heder (ABRAMS) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Humor, ages 4-6.
Baby Turtle’s Tale, by Elle J. McGuinness (Andrews McMeel) — Fiction, Board Book, Animals, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
Bear and Turtle and the Great Lake Race, by Andrew Fusek Peters; illus. Alison Edgson (Child’s Play) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series, ages 4-6.
Croc & Turtle!, by Mike Wohnoutka (Bloomsbury Children’s Books) — Fiction, Board Book, Animals, Humor, Concepts, ages 0-3.
Emma’s Turtle, by Eve Bunting; illus. Marsha Winborn (Astra Young Readers) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
Old Turtle, by Douglas Wood; illus. Cheng-Khee Chee (Scholastic Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Sea Turtles, by Gail Gibbons (Holiday House) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, ages 4-6.
Trouble at Turtle Pond, by Diana Renn (Regal House Publishing / Fitzroy Books) — Fiction, Prose, Animals, Science, ages 7-12.
Turtle in a Tree, by Neesha Hudson (Dial Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Humor, ages 4-6.
The Turtle Ship, by Helena Ku Rhee; illus. Colleen Kong-Savage (Lee & Low Books / Shen’s Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Diversity, ages 4-6.
Turtle Splash!: Countdown at the Pond, written and illustrated by Cathryn Falwell (HarperCollins / Greenwillow Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
Turtle Tide: The Ways of Sea Turtles, by Stephen R. Swinburne; illus. Bruce Hiscock (Astra Young Readers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, ages 7-12.
Turtle Walk, written and illustrated by Matt Phelan (HarperCollins / Greenwillow Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, ages 4-6.
The Turtle, by Cynthia Rylant; illus. Preston McDaniels (Simon & Schuster / Beach Lane Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Series, ages 7-12.
Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!, by April Pulley Sayre; illus. Annie Patterson (Charlesbridge) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, ages 4-6.
Turtles, by Jodi Huelin; illus. Pedro Julio Gonzalez (Penguin Young Readers) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, Series, ages 7-12.
Celebrate National Turtle Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other CBC Holiday book lists on our blog.
