Lessons of a Turtle: (The Little Book of Life) by Gingras, Sandy (2009) Hardcover

by Sandy Gingras

Brand New. Will be shipped from US.

Genres: Humor, Psychology, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Childrens, Self Help, Art

Hardcover

First published March 17, 2009

Reviews

[booklady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recurring childhood dream (nightmare?): Walking up familiar steep hill trying to catch up with family as they disappear from view. Unable to catch up with them and feeling left behind. Favorite childhood story: Tortoise and the Hare. Tortoise wins through s l o w dogged determination. Fantasy: to be able to go as slow as I like and slip inside my own portable shell whenever necessary.

Told my Mother-in-Law (who never forgets anything and knows my obsession with books) I identify with turtles so she got me this book. The watercolor illustrations are sweet. Sweet! Example: ‘don’t let anyone turn you into something you don’t want to be’; there is a little pink bowl marked ‘turtle soup’ complete with spoon and napkin. Two more: today’s forecast: clumsy with moments of grace and everyone is soft inside.

This review is almost longer than the book. Enjoy with your favorite fellow un-fastee.

Turtle’s rock!

[Vaishali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! So few words, and yet such fulfillment of the soul. Turtles have a special place in my heart... they have so much to teach us. Bravo for Sandy's gentle drawings and even gentler words. Brought back moments of magic to me in a few minutes time. Very replenishing to the soul <3

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Apparently, today is Turtle Day & I have just the book for you! It's marvelous---
This book is so sweet! It is so short, too.

[jessie · Rating 4 out of 5]

thank you jami 🫶🏼 everyone is soft inside

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect little book for a pick-u-up!

[Nina Plantan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ena tistih, ki jo preberem vsaj enkrat na leto, da te spomni na pomembne stvari, da je lažje korakati naprej in osvajati vrhove.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful insight, inspiration, and illustrations. Truly a tiny treasure.

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute little book. These are simple life lessons in such a cute way.

[Mallie Donald · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book to keep on my coffee table!

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute thoughts for life

[Lex Redding · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated and filled with quotes and lessons about life that feel apt given the world is mid pandemic.

[Briana carranza · Rating 5 out of 5]

so cute

[Juliette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great simple book about how to manage the everyday.

[Cam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a cute lil read! Very pleasant and sweet.
Rating: 4.5/5

[Sierra Hixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

super cute and fun!! very adorable and useful and had some good life advice :)

[Dora · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Angela Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Very cute life advice, especially if you love turtles.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My oldest son (41) is a turtle lover. I purchased this book for him but wanted to read it first. What a thought-provoking book! I love it. Only one page that I didn't care for because it can be misinterpreted. See if you an figure out which page.

[Laney Keeshin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite book in the world!

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute, but a few of the sayings were too familiar and thus kind of trite

[Megan Ramirez · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good gift! Very sweet.