Tortoise


Esio Trot
So Tortoise Dug
Galápagos George
The Tortosaurus: It's not always easy coming out of your shell...
A Loud Winter's Nap (Fiction Picture Books)
How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?
Memoirs of a Tortoise
Truman
The Foolish Tortoise
Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Caldecott Medal Winner)
The Race of the Century
The Second Race of Rabbit and Tortoise
Uzumaki
Tomie
The Call of the Wild / White Fang by Jack LondonWatership Down by Richard  AdamsThe Case of Jack the Nipper by H.L.  StephensI Am a Cat by Natsume SōsekiLoose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary Lawrence
Animal Narrators in Adult Novels
103 books — 49 voters
Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Great Weather Diviner by Rob      Long
All Creatures Great and Small
1,384 books — 226 voters

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameRikki-Tikki-Tavi by Rudyard KiplingFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelThe Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Reptiles, Amphibians
88 books — 14 voters

One Tiny Turtle by Nicola DaviesTurtle Time by Sandol Stoddard WarburgHeron and Turtle by Valeri GorbachevThe Dragon and the Turtle by Donita K. PaulTurtle Splash! by Cathryn Falwell
Turtle-mania
42 books — 12 voters

Human beings can learn valuable lessons in conservation of necessary personal resources for accomplishing the fundamental tenants of life by observing a judiciously paced turtle determinedly and stealthily traversing the world.
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

Raynor Winn
Don’t let her deceive you; she looks slow, but if I turn my head, puff, she’s gone. Then I have to get the lettuce out and sit and wait; eventually she’ll smell it and come to it, but it can take hours.
Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

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