Bear and Turtle and the Great Lake Race

Everyone knows bears can be grumpy if they don’t get enough sleep, and when a bad-tempered bear trips over a tiny turtle, a humorous challenge unfolds. As Turtle challenges Bear to a lakeshore race, suspense and cleverness combine, revealing that Turtle may be smarter than Bear initially believes. Author Andrew Fusek Peters captures the comedy and ingenuity of this traditional Native-American trickster tale in an engaging retelling.