The Adventure of Thomas the Turtle

This is a very enjoyable adventure story with beautiful illustrations and a happy ending. I like the messages it has for children: obey your parents, do not interfere with nature, be determined and have faith to achieve what you desire. After reading Thomas the Turtle to my 7-year daughter several times, she told me it was one of her favorite books.

Charming story of a turtle who finds his way home.

Story was fun

Love the book. The story and illustrations are great

My little used this for reading points in third grade. She enjoyed it.

My niece and nephew love this book!

This is a cute little story about a turtle who doesn't take his mother's advice and wanders into the area where his father was last seen. What had appeared to be a calm part of the pond suddenly revealed itself to have hidden dangers and Thomas is swept downstream.From then on he has to use his own ingenuity and determination to get back to his safe part of the pond. Along the way he is helped by some children who sensibly realise that he is a wild creature and shouldn't be taken home as a pet.A highly moral tale about listening to advice, but also dealing with adversity. Unfortunatley it does have some rather dated vocabulary that wouldn't be used by a young child, or his parents.Nathaniel Dailey's illustrations are good, particularly of the wildlife, less so of the children.Unfortunately the cover screams out Indie publication. I don't know why this is always so but Indie books always seem to be instantly recognisable.

Good book