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Tilly the Turtle's Slow Race: A Gentle Story About Patience, Kindness, and Going at Your Own Pace
Paperback
AnimalsGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 21 2025
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.33
Height: 0.15 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What if going slow was your greatest strength?
In Tilly the Turtle's Slow Race, young readers follow a gentle turtle who dreams of racing-even when everyone doubts her. While faster animals rush ahead, Tilly moves forward one steady step at a time, helping others along the way and staying true to herself.
This beautifully paced picture book encourages children to:
Believe in themselves
Embrace patience and perseverance
Value kindness over competition
Perfect for bedtime reading, classrooms, and social-emotional learning, this story reminds children ages 3-7 that slow and steady really does win the race-especially when kindness leads the way.
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