Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)

Discover the friendship between a girl and her turtle--from both points of view--in this award-winning picture book from the author of How Do You Dance? and The Bear Report
An ALA/ALSC Notable Childrens Book

Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But hes not very soft, he doesnt do tricks, and hes pretty quiet. Sometimes she forgets hes even there. That is, until the night before her seventh birthday, when... Alfie disappears!

Where did he go? And why? Nia cant say... but Alfie can. This is his story.

From the award-winning author-illustrator of Fraidyzoo and The Bear Report comes a warm and funny tale that celebrates friendship, even when the friends see the relationship--and the world--very differently.