It was a light read, with an interesting topic and comprehensible characters. I was not very pleased with the color choice of the illustrations. The illustration was actually nice, but the color scheme did not work for me, it was not complementing the relaxing and light story.

"A Turtle's Guide to Introversion is a delightful illustrated gift book that celebrates the wonderful qualities of introverts through the everyday adventures of a turtle."

There are almost too many good things about this book to list. I absolutely adored the little turtle and could really relate to most situations presented. I loved how easily this book depicted situations I sometimes struggle with as an adult and normalized being an introvert. The drawings are absolutely delightful and convey the message clearly and succinctly. I highly recommend this short book.

This little nugget by author/artist Ton Mak featuring a turtle talking about what it’s like to be an introvert will likely check all the boxes for those of you like myself who understand it so keenly on a day-to-day basis. The simple line drawings are cute and effective - though I’m not sure I entirely understand the thing between the turtle’s eyes. Is it a nose? I’m confused. It’s a minor thing - it just threw me a little visually. The content is spot-on. I doubt anyone who’s a bonafide introvert will hear anything they didn’t already know, so in that respect, it might be a better gift for someone’s extroverted friends and family to give them insight into why you tick the way you do. Having said that, there is a nice sense of empowerment and validation for us introverts - like, hey … you’re not weird! Well, you might be a little weird, but that’s OK! Aren’t we all a little weird? ... No? ... Just me? I’m cool with that.

It’s a short, breezy, thoughtful read. It could be a cute little jumping off point for discussion with those extroverts in your life who look at you and scratch their heads.

I just looked and, in addition to a previous book A Sloth’s Guide to Mindfulness, Mak has a website flabjacks.com which displays her art. Most of it is very colorful, in contrast to the more subdued line art style used in the book. Bonus, though: I figured out what the thing between the turtle’s eyes is. It’s a mouth. I can sleep easy now.

★★★
Thanks to NetGalley who provided this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The overall story is super cute, the illustration style is not my cup of tea but it works really well with the story.

A very sweet and charming book about being introverted and the joys of it. I absolutely adored this book and found myself relating to it very much. It’s a perfect read for anyone who is an introvert! The artwork was cute and the book itself had a lot of fun moments and very relatable statements!