Turtle Joy
Loving the Florida life!
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The Story of Neeps and Tattie is National Indie Award Finalist!
We are a Finalist in the 2024 National Indie Excellence Book Awards!
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Interview on WGME – TV
Diane and Neeps were interviewed by Jeff Peterson and Katie Sampson of WGME TV to talk about an upcoming Eastertime book signing at Letterpress Books in Portland, Maine. (April 2025)
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Getting a Star from Kirkus Reviews!
We are excited to share that The Story of Neeps and Tattie receive a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and they wrote a full review of our book, which was featured in the Indie section of their January 2024 online magazine, with the quote: “A charming tale sure to pique kids’ interest in Scotland—and tortoises.“…
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The Story of Neeps and Tattie named one of Kirkus Reviews “Best 100 Indie Books” of 2024″
The Story of Neeps and Tattie is one of only eight children’s books named to Kirkus Reviews “Best 100 Indie Books of 2024.” Earlier this year, The Story of Needs and Tattie received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, which since 1933, has been an industry-trusted source for honest and accessible reviews. For more information about Kirkus…
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‘Getting to the Point’
Amy and Neeps had a fun time visiting Main Point Books last month for storytime and a book signing. All of the children loved meeting Neeps, Amy 6 year old Hermann tortoise! Amy’s old friends John and Jack stopped by to visit too!
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Tortoises are Featured Guests at Maine Book Festival
The Story of Neeps and Tattie “hatched” again in August at Maine Authors Publishing‘s Annual Book Festival. Amy and Diane gave one of the two keynote presentations and spoke about how the idea for their book evolved, and how it has led them down a path of advocating for and supporting tortoise conservation efforts. Denise…
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Tortoise Whisperer?
During a recent visit to the Palm Beach Zoo, in Florida, I had the opportunity to get close up and personal with some Aldabra tortoises. One of the world’s largest land tortoises, Aldabra tortoises can reach sizes of up to 550 pounds and ages of up to 150 years old. They are native to Aldabra…
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Tortoise vs Turtle
Writing a story about tortoises was quite an education for Amy and me! One of the first thing we learned while writing The Story of Neeps & Tattie is that land tortoises can live a long time! In fact, many owners include for the perpetual care of their tortoises in their wills! In fact, as…
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Reflections of a Grandmother
Creating the Story of Neeps and Tattie with Amy, my writing partner, has been not only a lot of fun but a labor of love. From the beginning, we envisioned a story that grandparents (and of course parents!) would enjoy reading to their grandchildren over and over again. For almost ten years, I had the…
