Alfie : (the turtle that disappeared) by Heder, Thyra 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017)

BTSB #: 434033 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.5 LG RC: 1.6 K-2 Lexile: 490 AD

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Turtles as pets - Fiction Birthdays - Fiction Gifts - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: Told from the perspective of both the girl, Nia, and her pet turtle, Alfie, and describes what happens when he disappears on the eve of her seventh birthday to find her a special present.

Tim's goodbye by Salerno, Steven 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2018)

BTSB #: 774726 Available

Dewey: EAges: 6-8   


Genres: Animals

Subjects: Death - Fiction Grief - Fiction Funeral rites and ceremonies - Fiction Turtles as pets - Fiction Pets - Fiction

Summary: A group of children says goodbye to a beloved pet turtle who has died.