Toby and Tabitha

With a tappity tap and a rat a tat tat … bet you’ve never seen tortoises move quite like that!

From the creator of Mike the Knight, comes a warm-hearted picture book full of dancing animals, newfound friendship and a generous sprinkling of moonlight magic. To shy little Lucy, the very best thing about her grandpa’s pet shop is the two teeny-tiny tortoises – Toby and Tabitha. And Lucy knows something about Toby and Tabitha that no one else knows… When the sun goes down, the tortoises open their sleepy-snoozy eyes, wriggle their little legs … and dance! But, one Saturday, Lucy realizes that Tabitha is missing … she’s been sold! Did Lucy leave it too late to share her magical secret?

For those who liked Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance or stories by Lauren Child, Emma Chichester Clark or Leigh Hodginkson
An exciting debut from both animation star Alexander Bar and illustrator Emma Proctor, whose artwork we first discovered on a Christmas card!
A sweet story with reassuring themes of finding new friendship (through the joy of dance!) and the gift of giving and sharing