Tortuga in Trouble

Description

Yum! Tortuga is bringing a delicious supper to his abuela of ensalada, tamales, and flan. No wonder his amigos--Iguana, Conejo, and Culebra--are following him. But they aren't the only ones after the tortoise. Coyote has his own dinner plans for Tortuga and his grandmother. Can the three amigos warn them in time, in this variation of Little Red Riding Hood? A companion to "Manana, Iguana"; "Fiesta Fiasco"; and "Count on Culebra.

Ann Whitford Paul was a social worker before becoming a writer. Kirkus Reviews called her text for Manana Iguana "clever" and said it is "an excellent chance for young readers ... to learn some Spanish vocabulary." Ann Whitford Paul writes poetry, picture books, and easy readers for children. Some of the picture books she wrote are "The Seasons Sewn: A Year in Patchwork," "All by Herself," and "Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet." She lives in southern California. Ethan Long is an author, illustrator, and cartoonist. His collaboration with Ann Whitford Paul, "Manana Iguana," was on the Virginia Readers' Choice Award Masterlist. His illustrations have been said to "burst with energy" and have been praised as "deliciously menacing" by "School Library Journal." He lives in Florida.