About the Book:
The Turtle’s Shell
uses wit and a sprinkling of suspense to explore the conflicts of
selfish greed versus community sharing. When the land of the animals was
plagued by famine a smart turtle, Tobi, stumbles upon a solution. By
his cunning and resourcefulness he finds a way to keep the spoils for
himself and refused to share with his friends. This led to unfavorable
consequences for him when his friends later found out.
“In
a way, the book is an exciting, funny, fast paced story of events which
led to a tragic result with a happy ending for some of the characters,”
Vincent said. “However, embedded in the story are some of life’s
fundamental lessons that children need and will learn from the adventure
of the main characters.”
About the Author:
The Turtle’s Shell
is the first title in Vincent’s first children’s storybook series
Mama’s Tales of Kanji. It was inspired by stories he heard as a young
child growing up.
Today,
when the author is asked why he decided to write this story, his answer
was simple: “I felt I had to share this wonderful African folklore
tales with today’s children. The exciting stories I heard from my elders
as a child growing up have played a huge role in inspiring and
challenging me to be my best self. These stories were the first lessons I
learned to look for the good in every person or situation. I am having a
lot of fun sharing my stories with the children of the world starting
with those in my local community.”
My Review:
Mama, a really older lady from the Kanji village, was a women that all the people of this village admired including the children. The children would gather around Mama under the stars eagerly asking for her to tell one of her many stories about the adventures of Tobi the turtle. In the Kanji forest there was a famine and all the animals of the forest got very worried. They didn't understand why the humans outside of the village were not also sharing in the same problem. It was then that the fish eagle, Zingi suggested that they go to the land of the humans and gather food for their families.
Tobi had an encounter with a young girl and he used this encounter and what transpired from it to get food for his family. By getting food and only giving it to his family, Tobi's friends were doing quite poorly by this point. Tobi was soon found out and almost met an unfortunate end. This book will teach our children important life lessons about deception, greediness, and kindness. Also be looking for the authors next book in the series entitled "The Golden Bird".
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from the author.
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