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by Paula Merlán (Author), Sonja Wimmer (Illustrator)
Mrs. Tortoise and Birdie are very close friends. One morning, Mrs. Tortoise sees her reflection in the pond and realizes her shell is worn out, and she feels old and sad. Then Birdie comes along with an idea to cheer her up.
Author Biography
Sonja Wimmer is a renowned international illustrator. Her books are among the most best-selling in Europe.
In the USA She has received the Independent Publisher Book Award,
the International Latino Book, and she was
two times winner of the Moonbeam Children´s Book Awards. Her book Bogo the Fox Who Wanted Everything is a Junior Library Guild Selection.
Paula Merlán is a professor of Children's Education. She started giving classes in Reading Encouragement and in 2012 she published her first picture book. She has published a dozen books which have been translated into English, French, Italian, German and Portuguese. Her Spanish books have also been published in Braille.
