Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle

Name: Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle
Start: 2025-09-22T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-22T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 12 N Market St, Frederick, MD, United States, Maryland 21701

Schedule

Mon Sep 22 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

12 N Market St, Frederick, MD, United States, Maryland 21701 | Frederick, MD

Curious Iguana is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery to celebrate her latest children’s book, The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle. Sy will be joined by the book’s illustrator, Matt Patterson, for a meet & greet at the bookstore on Monday, September 22 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Copies of The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle will be available for purchase at the signing; readers are also welcome to bring any additional books for Sy and Matt to sign.
This event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests, email [email protected] at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.
About the book: The bestselling and Sibert Honor–winning creators of The Book of Turtles bring us the true story of a snapping turtle’s extraordinary journey—and the amazing conservationists who helped give him a second chance. This feel-good, gorgeously illustrated story about beating the odds is complete with inspiring back matter and photos.
Here is the true story of a very lucky turtle. His story began long ago when he was hatched from a small egg on a late summer day. After decades of traveling between his summer pond behind the firehouse and his winter pond across the street, he never could have guessed that on one October day he would become _un_lucky . . .
The amazing friends and challenges he met along the way are all chronicled by the Sibert Honor–winning duo behind The Book of Turtles in this tribute to the resilience and good luck of their dear friend, a very lucky turtle indeed.
About the author: In addition to researching films, articles, and thirty-nine books, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal, three Sibert Honors, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, four honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, Howard Mansfield, and their border collie, Thurber.
About the illustrator: Matt Patterson received a degree from the Art Institute of Boston in illustration. His vivid, lifelike art has won national and international acclaim, including the Golden Turtle Award and—twice—the Roger Tory Peterson Wild America Art Award. His work has hung in prestigious galleries, museums, and shows, including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s Birds in Art exhibition, and he is a fellow at the Explorers Club in New York. Matt’s debut picture book, The Book of Turtles, was a Sibert Honor Book.