Colonel Purple Turtle

It's here! The Colonel Purple Turtle album was released worldwide on September 13, 2011, along with a beautiful full-color hardcover book illustrated by me! Click on the album cover above to get your copy of Colonel Purple Turtle's Purple Turtle Journal today!

I'm so excited to share my debut as a children's book illustrator with such a talented group of musicians, who wrote the book inspired by the album: "Colonel Purple Turtle's Purple Turtle Journal!" Here's what people are saying about the book:

"It's beautiful. I really loved this album and the book that is incredibly well illustrated, it had only enhanced one of the best Children's CD's you'll have the pleasure to listen to." -Outnumbered 3 to 1

"With her illustrations for Colonel Purple Turtle’s Purple Turtle Journal, Missy Sheldrake has created a classic work of art for children. All the characters are nestled in the cozy environment of Soggy Bog leading lives of purposeful activity. Taken individually, the Soggy Bog residents are quite different from one another, yet they all operate from a position of immense respect for those differences as they work together to preserve their world." -Family Focus Blog

Click on the image below to watch a podcast of Coach Cotton and myself as we give a behind-the-scenes look at the book.

Colonel Purple Turtle book cover artwork.

Colonel Purple Turtle Coloring Pages
Color the Colonel and his friends! Just click on a picture below to open a larger version, and then right-click and save or print the image to color.

Rocknoceros plays locally every week at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA (Wednesdays at 10:30 AM) and Dulles Town Center in Sterling, VA (Thursdays at 11:00 AM). You can download the Colonel Purple Turtle single and many other original Rocknoceros songs on iTunes or at www.CDBaby.com.

Visit www.rocknoceros.com for more information on the talented trio.