Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle.
Can he find a gift and make it back in time for the big birthday party? From the author-illustrator of Fraidyzoo and The Bear Report comes a warm and funny ode to friendship--even when the friends see the relationship, and the world, very differently..
He didn\'t leave Nia--he\'s actually searching for the perfect birthday present for his dear friend.
Sometimes she forgets he\'s even there That is until the night before Nia\'s seventh birthday, when nAlfie disappears Then, in an innovative switch in point of view, we hear Alfie\'s side of the story.
But he\'s not very soft, he doesn\'t do tricks, and he\'s pretty quiet.
Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle.
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From the author-illustrator of Fraidyzoo comes a warm and funny ode to friendship.
On the night before Nia\'s seventh birthday, Alfie disappears! Then, in an innovative switch in point of view, Alfie tells his side of the story.
Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle
