Space Tortoise

A beautiful, moving and heartwarming tale about bravery, kindness and welcoming strangers, from the team behind The Building Boy.

Once, in an old rusty bin in an old rusty playground in an old empty park...

...there lived a little tortoise.

But Tortoise is lonely. He's never seen any other tortoises, and wonders where they could all be hiding. Then, one day, he looks up and the night sky, and sees a million blinking lights winking at him. "That must be where the other tortoises are - at the top of the sky! I wish I could join them." But how can a little tortoise get to the top of the sky? And so begins a magical journey...

Review

A heartwarming story. ― Guardian

Space Tortoise is a simple, reassuring story about loneliness, friendship and being brave enough to explore our world. ***** ― Books for Keeps

The uplifting ending will make your spirits soar into the stratosphere. Montgomery and Litchfield are becoming a perfect picture- book pairing. ― Daily Mail

The book has become so popular that it is permanently scanned out of our school library - to the extent that I am not entirely sure of its current whereabouts. ― Times Educational Supplement

We love this book! It has a sense of adventure... The illustrations are lovely and really support the story. -- Joel, age 1 ― Toppsta

My son adores this book and I enjoyed reading it to him. It is an exciting little adventure. The story kept my son engaged and was the perfect length for him. He enjoyed looking at the cute and colourful illustrations too! -- Jacob, age 4 ― Toppsta

Love love this funny and quirky book. Will definitely be looking for more books by this author. Very original. -- Sophie, age 2 ― Toppsta

We loved reading this charming story. It's perfect for sharing at bedtime. -- Brobee, age 5 & Toodee age 3 ― Toppsta

We loved this cute book. An enjoyable story. ― Squirt, age 4

'Love love this funny and quirky book.' Sophie, age 2, Toppsta

'Perfect for sharing at bedtime.' Brobee, age 5 & Toodee age 3, Toppsta

Ross Montgomery is a primary school teacher and he writes his books when he really should have been marking homework. Author of Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door and The Tornado Chasers, Ross has been shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and nominated for the Branford Boase Award. Perijee & Me was his third middle-grade novel. Ross lives in Brixton, London.

David Litchfield lives in Bedfordshire. He first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones 'mash up' comics for his older brother and sister. Since then David's work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and on T-shirts. He has also exhibited his illustrations in both solo and group shows in the UK, Europe and America.