So Tortoise dug

Tortoise and Mouse are more than just friends and burrowmates. They are best friends and best burrowmates. When their home gets flooded, however, it's up to Tortoise to dig them a new place to live. And so she digs a room of her own and a room for Mouse. But where is Mouse? Noticing the fresh burrow...

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Main Author: Kastner, Emmy (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Tortoise and Mouse are more than just friends and burrowmates. They are best friends and best burrowmates. When their home gets flooded, however, it's up to Tortoise to dig them a new place to live. And so she digs a room of her own and a room for Mouse. But where is Mouse? Noticing the fresh burrow, Bunny asks Tortoise if she could dig a room for her as well. Then the Spotted Skunk. The Mole Skinks. And the Wolf Spider, the Frog, and those mothsSo Tortoise digs. Seemingly everyone else wants to be her burrowmate except for Mouse--where did she go?
Item Description:After creating a new burrow for herself and her best friend Mouse, Tortoise eagerly waits for Mouse's return, but as more animals request their own rooms, Tortoise grows increasingly tired and frustrated with Mouse's absence.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Audience:Ages 4 - 8.
Grades K-1.
ISBN:9781665931359
1665931353
Author Notes:Emmy Kastner is an author and illustrator of children's books, including While You're Asleep , So Tortoise Dug , All the Ice Cream in the Land , and Every Year Dracula . A former high school teacher, Emmy taught English and science in San Francisco. Upon moving back to Michigan, she cofounded the youth writing center Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK). RAWK is devoted to celebrating and amplifying youth voices through the cultivation of reading and writing skills via joy, creativity, equity, and access. Emmy lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with her husband and three kids, their dog, and two cats. She spends most days writing and making art in her studio above her family's coffee shop.