Whale and the Birthday Rocks
Ready-to-Read Level 2
By Erica S. Perl
Illustrated by Sam Ailey
Part of Whale, Quail, Snail
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About The Book
Whale and Snail prepare for Quail’s birthday in the fourth book in the Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about friendship from award-winning author Erica S. Perl!
It’s almost Quail’s birthday! Snail and Whale want to give rocks to Quail as gifts, but they both pick out the same one. First, they get angry. Then, they find a way to give rocks, and kindness, to their friend. More than any gift, Quail wants peace and quiet to read!
It’s almost Quail’s birthday! Snail and Whale want to give rocks to Quail as gifts, but they both pick out the same one. First, they get angry. Then, they find a way to give rocks, and kindness, to their friend. More than any gift, Quail wants peace and quiet to read!
About The Author
Photograph by Evy Mages
Erica S. Perl
Erica S. Perl is a full-time writer and part-time chicken. She is the author of Chicken Butt!; Ninety-Three in My Family (Reuben Award, Book Sense Pick, Slate Best Book), which School Library Journal called a “comic masterpiece”; and Chicken Bedtime Is Really Early, which received a starred review from Booklist. She lives with her family in Washington, DC.
About The Illustrator
© Sam Ailey
Sam Ailey
Sam Ailey is an illustrator, designer, and dog dad based in Southeast London.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon Spotlight (August 26, 2025)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665956765
- Ages: 5 - 7
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