{"product_id":"9780823453979","title":"Turtle-Turtle and the Wide, Wide River","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhish! Whoosh! When the river rises, Turtle-Turtle needs his friends’ help reaching higher ground in this epic, but ultimately reassuring, ode to friendship and resilience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe rain pelted down, down, down \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the wide, wide river rose up, up, up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll around, all around.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a storm strikes, most of the animals know what to do: Skiddaddle! But Turtle-Turtle doesn’t realize he should swim away . . . until the water rises. Although he’s scared to weather it on his own, he learns that he doesn’t have to. Comforting companions Heron and Frog help Turtle-Turtle until—bit-by-bit, friend-by-friend—he finds the strength within himself to push onwards to safer shores.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich with rhythm and read-aloud potential, \u003ci\u003eTurtle-Turtle and the Wide, Wide River\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect bedtime book that masterfully melds an epic adventure with a reassuring ending. Drawing on their years of shared experience teaching and creating picture books, Jane \u0026amp; Will Hillenbrand offer readers a celebration of friendship and a gentle reminder that, even when you’re stuck on the stormiest seas, your loved ones will help you to stay afloat.","brand":"Jane Hillenbrand","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":48035629662420,"sku":"9780823453979","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6747335a-78d8-4dfb-b5e8-32931017c802.jpg?v=1780364520","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780823453979","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}