One morning Mrs Candy's pets wake up with a restless and uncomfortable feeling. Mrs Candy is distracted and hasn't laid the fire or fed them their breakfast. In fact, where has Mrs Candy got to? ...It turns out she has found Shellover the Tortoise who has decided he would like to live in Mrs Candy's garden. Thankfully Shellover's speciality is stories, so he manages to win over Mrs Candy's other pets.

Shellover tells 10 very different, simple, gentle stories, perfect for reading aloud to ages 5+ and for confident young readers (suggest 6-9) to start reading themselves. My puffin paperback has some delightful illustrations by Antony Maitland to break up the text. ( )