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Turtle Slept In

Author Jacob Grant
Illustrated by Jacob Grant
Hardcover
$18.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
11"W x 8-1/2"H
On sale Apr 28, 2026 | 40 Pages | 9780593695012
Preschool - 2
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Turtle is the last to hatch, and her siblings have all left for the sea. Now she must venture across a busy beach and into the waves to find them. But the sea is big. REAL BIG.

Turtle slept in — and all her siblings already hatched and made it to the sea. Now she must journey across the beach and navigate shoddy sandcastles, stomping feet, and hungry seagulls to reach the water.

Lucky for Turtle, she's not alone. Bird will do her best to keep Turtle safe along the way, but it's not the dangers of the beach that worry Turtle. The closer Turtle gets to the sea, the bigger it looks, and the more she wonders if she can ever find her family in something so big.
Jacob Grant lives with his patient wife and two less-than-patient children in Chicago. "No pants!" is a popular refrain in their home! When he's not trying to wrangle these little forces of nature, you'll most likely find him drawing, painting, and writing in his home studio, until something feels story-ish. View titles by Jacob Grant
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Turtle is the last to hatch, and her siblings have all left for the sea. Now she must venture across a busy beach and into the waves to find them. But the sea is big. REAL BIG.

Turtle slept in — and all her siblings already hatched and made it to the sea. Now she must journey across the beach and navigate shoddy sandcastles, stomping feet, and hungry seagulls to reach the water.

Lucky for Turtle, she's not alone. Bird will do her best to keep Turtle safe along the way, but it's not the dangers of the beach that worry Turtle. The closer Turtle gets to the sea, the bigger it looks, and the more she wonders if she can ever find her family in something so big.

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Jacob Grant lives with his patient wife and two less-than-patient children in Chicago. "No pants!" is a popular refrain in their home! When he's not trying to wrangle these little forces of nature, you'll most likely find him drawing, painting, and writing in his home studio, until something feels story-ish. View titles by Jacob Grant

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