The familiar fable of the tortoise and the hare gets a charming and funny new spin.Barbara Hendricks has entered a running race but what was she thinking?! After all, shes a tortoise and everyone knows tortoises are the slowest of the slow. But for some reason, Lorraine her best friend and owner believes in her, and inspires her to train a little more each day. And when race day arrives, Lorraines support is enough to stop Barbara popping back into her shell. ln fact, Barbara soon discovers that with encouragement (and a bit of race day luck!), anything is possible!Howard Calverts dry and funny firstperson narration is paired with Karen Obuhanychs vibrant and luscious artwork in this sweet origin story full of surprises.

Binding: Paperback;32 pages; Publisher: Walker Books Ltd; Classification: YBCS; Weight: 278 g; Dimensions: 261 x 215 x 4

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