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PreS-Gr 1—Wendell is a persistent and imaginative child. After seeing a walrus-shaped cloud, he spends the day wondering just what it would be like to have a real walrus for a friend. They would do all the things regular friends do: tell jokes, climb trees, build forts. But as it turns out, it's not easy to buy a walrus at the pet store. Wendell figures out a way to approach one direc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Wendell, with his swoop of orange hair and peaches-and-cream complexion, gets to thinking about what he'd do if he had a walrus after "seeing" one in the clouds. "If Wendell had a walrus, he'd name him Roger. They'd tell tons of jokes. Walruses love a good joke." Wendell feeds Roger the lines: "What did the walrus do when he read a sad story?" and Roger responds: "He blubbered." Mortensen's pitch-perfect child humor combined with Phelan's knack fo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More