The Turtle in His Shell is about promoting a child's creativity and supporting their self esteem as they develop. It also shares another point of view and how making fun of another individual can be hurtful and that speaking life can bring a young person out of their "shell" or comfort zone to do amazing things. This also has a small color theory addition using primary colors and the emotion related to each color. 2 shells for coloring are also in the back of the book