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Rodney Was a Tortoise
Nan Forler
Illustrator: Yong Ling Kang
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2022
Publisher: Tundra Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-73526-662-9
Keywords: Pets, Death, Grief, Friendship, Compassion
When her pet tortoise dies, Bernadette feels alone with her sadness until another child shares his own experience with loss. Watercolor and pencil artwork.