Description
Why hurry, when there is a chapter left? That was the turtle’s philosophy, and he lived by it entirely. While the hare raced around the meadow, the turtle settled under a fern with a novel, turning the pages slowly and savoring every word. By evening he had finished the book, and the hare was still trying to remember where he had left his scarf.
This box celebrates that unhurried wisdom. A turtle sits reading a book, utterly absorbed, painted in vibrant colors that make his shell and the pages before him seem to glow. It is a thoughtful gift for book lovers, librarians, book club members and patient readers of every age, as well as for turtle collectors who appreciate a bit of character. Place it on a bedside table next to tonight’s novel, on a bookshelf among well-loved paperbacks, or in a reading nook where it can remind everyone that the best stories are worth taking slowly. Children also adore it on a bedroom shelf. His patterned shell is painted segment by segment, and his gentle face wears an expression of complete contentment.
Worth noticing
- A turtle reading a book
- Vibrant painted colors
- A thoughtful gift for book lovers
- Each turtle painted by an artist’s hand in Limoges, on French porcelain
Give it with a favorite novel and a bookmark inside the cover.
