The Adventures of TurtleRAM
The origin story. Meet TurtleRAM and discover TurtleWORLD. Start here.
Read Book I
The superhero of land and water
Become a TurtleRAM.
Being a true TurtleRAM isn't about superpowers. It's about overcoming obstacles, making positive choices, and protecting yourself and others — becoming the best version of yourself.
StrengthDisciplineSelf-Protection
The TurtleRAM Community has begun. 28 are already in. Who will be the next 72?
Oct 25Entries close
Oct 30First winner announced
Oct 31TurtleRAM Halloween
🐢 The first 100 TurtleRAMs
28 founding members are already in. 72 founding lifetime spots remain.
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Join the TurtleRAM Community and become one of the first 100 people officially recognized as Founding TurtleRAMs.
- 🏆Founding Lifetime Member status
- 🔢Your own Founding Member number
- 🛍️Exclusive lifetime discounts on official TurtleRAM merchandise
- 🎨Early access to contests and activities
- 📚First looks at new TurtleRAM adventures
- 🐢Founding-member recognition
Joining is free. One adult (18+) signs up per household or classroom — kids join through a parent, guardian, or teacher. Founding numbers are assigned in the order members are verified, and we'll email you yours.
#001–#028 Our original community members
#029–#100 Founding 100 Lifetime Members
#101–#400 Founding Community Members
COLOR. CREATE. COMPETE.
The TurtleRAM Coloring Contest is here!
Open to all ages. Show us what being a true TurtleRAM means to you.
Get your page
Buy a $2 TurtleRAM coloring page or the $15 complete coloring book. A purchase is required to enter.
Color your TurtleRAM
Crayons, markers, paint, digital — make it yours.
Email your entry
Send a clear photo to turtleram@turtleram.net by October 25. Buying a page doesn't enter you — your emailed artwork does.
Under 18? A parent or guardian must submit.
Minors may enter only with a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian sends the entry from their own email and agrees to the Official Rules, including the artwork release. Please don't send a child's full name, school, address, or photos of the child — first name and last initial only.
$2
Individual TurtleRAM coloring page
The low-cost way to get an official contest page.
Get the $2 coloring page
Best value
$15
Complete TurtleRAM coloring book
The whole TurtleRAM coloring collection in one book. Enter the contest and keep coloring long after October.
Get the $15 coloring bookPurchase and entry are separate steps. Your entry counts once we receive your emailed artwork and reply to confirm it.
How to submit your entry
Email turtleram@turtleram.net with:
- A clear photo or scan of the colored artwork
- Your order number or receipt
- Artist's first name and last initial
- Whether the artist is under 18
- If under 18: the parent or guardian's full name, sent from their own email, confirming they agree to the Official Rules and artwork release
Please do not include:
- A child's full name, school, home address, or phone number
- Photos showing a child's face
Your TurtleRAM could become a future book cover!
The Grand Prize winner's artwork may be selected as official cover art for an upcoming Adventures of TurtleRAM book — plus a TurtleRAM prize package.
Cover selection is at TurtleRAM's discretion and subject to the Official Rules and signed rights documentation (signed by a parent or guardian for minors). Prize package details are listed in the Official Rules.
Start the adventure
📖 New to TurtleRAM? Start with Book I.
The Adventures of TurtleRAM II
The adventure continues and the stakes get higher.
Get Book II
Rise of the TurtleMITES
Available now
The Adventures of TurtleRAM III — the TurtleMITES arrive.
Get Book IIITurtleRAM bundles
TurtleRAM Ultimate
- Books I, II & III
- Coloring book
- TurtleRAM Teddy
Bring TurtleRAM home.
The official TurtleRAM Teddy — a hero to hug. The perfect companion for reading time, and the heart of the TurtleRAM Ultimate bundle.
Meet the heroes
TurtleRAM protects TurtleWORLD beneath the water — and guides Erik through real life on land.
TurtleRAM
The superhero of land and water. His golden RAM-EARS can bring anything to life.
Erik
The hero TurtleRAM guides through real life on land.
Empress Oshun
Queen of TurtleWORLD, who sends TurtleRAM warnings through his glowing tail.
The MITEY 5
SirMITEKORVAXUltraMITEMiteyMITERazzyMITE
You don't have TurtleRAM in your life yet?
There's still time.
StrengthDisciplineSelf-ProtectionCourageOvercoming obstaclesBecoming your best selfProtectionPositive choices
Become a TurtleRAM
The TurtleRAM Community is free to join.
Bring TurtleRAM to your school
Author visits, read-alouds, and character lessons built on Strength, Discipline, and Protection.
Created by Erik Demone Alston, author and Howard University graduate