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Ready Set Draw! The Turtle from ALFIE

If your kids can scribble, then they can draw ALFIE. Grab paper, some colored pencils, and a marker, and join illustrator Thyra Heder for a stress-free guide to drawing a turtle on this podcast episode of Ready Set Draw only on KidLit TV!

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SUPPLIES

-Colored pencils
-Sketchbook paper

ABOUT THE BOOK

Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But he’s not very soft, he doesn’t do tricks, and he’s pretty quiet. Sometimes she forgets he’s even there! That is until the night before Nia’s seventh birthday when Alfie disappears! Then, in an innovative switch in point of view, we hear Alfie’s side of the story. He didn’t leave Nia—he’s actually searching for the perfect birthday present for his dear friend. 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.

ABOUT Thyra

Thyra Heder is a freelance illustrator and storyboard artist for clients in film, television, advertising, fashion, and architecture.  She was a Sundance Screenwriting Fellow in 2015 with the project Over the Eaves and was awarded the SFFS Hearst Grant along with the co-writer and director, Brent Green. Always a collector of picture books, she wrote and illustrated her debut book, Fraidyzoo, in 2013.  Fraidyzoo, The Bear Report, and Alfie are all published by Abrams Books for Young Readers and have each received a starred Kirkus review.  She has a dog named Toby and a turtle named Alfie and lives in Brooklyn.

ABOUT ABRAMS BOOKS

ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS publishes picture books and illustrated nonfiction for preschool through middle-grade readers. Some highlights of this award-winning children’s line include Library Mouse; Rosie Revere, Engineer; I Am Yoga; Animalia; Babar’s Museum of Art; Separate Is Never Equal; Maritcha; and 365 Penguins.

 

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5 Comments

Kid Lit TV Commenter Kim

I love Thyra’s work and I’m excited to show my students how they can make their own Alfie! (Who knew it was a lot of scribbles!)

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Kid Lit TV Commenter Stephanie Cummings

Congratulations, Kim! You have won our ALFIE GIVEAWAY! Please direct message us on Facebook with your address so we can get your book out to you and your students!

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Kid Lit TV Commenter Annie Lynn, AnnieBirdd Music, LLC

Thyra Heder was not kidding…..if your child can scribble, they can draw. I am horrible at drawing, and with the technique of scribbling, I feel like I might want to try drawing again. I enjoyed the relaxed presentation which took the pressure off of kids having to be perfect when creating. Please enter me in the drawing for this excellent book that would be great for my recording studio. I will have to hide it from our Tortoise though. He is already miffed that Turtles get more story time than Tortoises. Thanks for showing us we can ALL draw, Thyra!

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Kid Lit TV Commenter omg abc lol

it looked like you couldn’t draw but at the end it was better love you by.

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Kid Lit TV Commenter Gavin

I love ready set draw it’s so cool the way I get to see author’s draw people from the book’s they made ??????

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