How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?

by Dev Petty

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Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:*From the author of I Donâ�?�?t Want to Be a Frog* comes a hilarious new picture book that asks readers to solve one very important mystery** Itâ�?�?s Mr. Tortoiseâ�?�?s birthday, and he canâ�?�?t wait to eat cake with his friends. But thereâ�?�?s a hitch! Mr. Tortoise canâ�?�?t remember how old he is, so his friends donâ�?�?t know how many candles to put on the cake. And they wonâ�?�?t stop (or slice) until they figure out the mystery. Could Mr. Tortoise be as many years old as there are sections on his shell? Heâ�?�?s twice as big as the smaller tortoise . . . so is he twice as old? After the partygoers work through a variety of possibilities, they find their way to the answer with a simple bit of addition. With text from I Donâ�?�?t Want to Be a Frog author Dev Petty and hilarious graphic novelâ�?�?style illustrations from Ruth Chan, How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?… (more)

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Yeah, this book was obnoxious to me. Instead of answering the question kids will want (how old is the tortoise).....we get arguments from friends AND all the tortoise wants is cake. (

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msgabbythelibrarian | Jun 11, 2023 |

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |

Mr Tortoise isn't concerned with his age - he just wants to eat cake with his friends. (

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melodyreads | Sep 1, 2022 |

Mr. Tortoise is excited for his birthday, especially the cake! But his friends insist they must know how old he is, so they know how many candles to put on the cake. Mr. Tortoise doesn't know, and doesn't care - he just wants cake!

Funny and fun! A great read-aloud.

See also: I Really Want the Cake; A Hungry Lion, or, a Dwindling Assortment of Animals (

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JennyArch | Aug 15, 2022 |

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Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:From the author of I Donâ�?�?t Want to Be a Frog comes a hilarious new picture book that asks readers to solve one very important mystery

Itâ�?�?s Mr. Tortoiseâ�?�?s birthday, and he canâ�?�?t wait to eat cake with his friends. But thereâ�?�?s a hitch! Mr. Tortoise canâ�?�?t remember how old he is, so his friends donâ�?�?t know how many candles to put on the cake. And they wonâ�?�?t stop (or slice) until they figure out the mystery.
Could Mr. Tortoise be as many years old as there are sections on his shell? Heâ�?�?s twice as big as the smaller tortoise . . . so is he twice as old? After the partygoers work through a variety of possibilities, they find their way to the answer with a simple bit of addition.
With text from I Donâ�?�?t Want to Be a Frog author Dev Petty and hilarious graphic novelâ�?�?style illustrations from Ruth Chan, How Old Is Mr. Tortoise?

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