The Impatient Turtle

Title: The Impatient Turtle

Author: Janette Oke

Illustrator: Nancy Munger

Grade Level: 3&4th/Chapter Book

"The Impatient Turtle" is a great little story about a discontented turtle. He views his shell as a hindrance in doing fun things and injures himself over and over while trying to do what everyone else does. Eventually, through a traumatic event, he discovers that his shell is a gift from God and learns to be content how he was created.