Now in paperback, the start of a humorous and heartfelt new chapter book series about a second-grade class where each kid turns into an animal for a day
Itâs Tally Tuttleâs first day of second grade, and sheâs so nervous that she feels like she ate butterflies for breakfast! On top of moving to a new town and new school where she doesnât know anyone, everyone starts teasing her when her full name, Tallulah, is revealed during roll call. She just wishes she could retreat into a shell . . . Then all of a sudden, the desks and her classmates around her seem enormous, and Tally is shell-shocked to discover that sheâs actually turned into a turtle! Sheâd heard that Mrs. Norrellâs class was special, but she hadnât expected this. Tally likes having a shell to hide in, but there are other parts of turtle lifeâlike the fear of being stepped onâthat arenât exactly ideal. And once sheâs tired of hiding, how can she change back into a girl? Tally will have to forge her own transformation back to herself and come out of her shellâboth literally and figuratively!Â
In this new chapter book series, Mrs. Norrellâs second grade classroom has magic that allows kids to transform into animals to learn important life lessons. Each book will follow a different kid and their animal transformation, and will include fun natural science facts about the featured animal in the back matter.