Events

Come say hello.

Adventures of Tertl shows up at expos, shops, and markets around the Twin Cities, with free coloring pages, real tortoise facts, and books to sign. Tertl attends when the weather and her mood permit. She is a tortoise. She has her own agenda.

Upcoming

Free · All Ages · No RSVP
Saturday, August 8, 2026
11am – 2pm

Coloring With Tertl

Based on a true tortoise.

Finn's Frog Farm — Cottage Grove, MN
7471 Lamar Avenue South, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 · kid-friendly classroom space inside
Tertl, a real Russian tortoise, walking through her garden kingdom with a copy of The Great Garden Escape on an easel behind her

Free coloring pages and crayons, straight from the books. A tortoise talk with real facts, for kids who slow down for the interesting stuff. Copies of The Great Garden Escape for sale and signing on-site.

No RSVP, no screens, no pressure. Just a lovely Saturday at Finn's Frog Farm.

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Where we've been

June 7, 2026
Twin Cities Reptile Expo
Cold Blooded Expos · Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Saint Paul

Our first show. Both books, prints, stickers, and a lot of very good questions about what tortoises eat.