Friends Whale, Quail, and Snail are back in the third volume of this delightful early reader series. Here, the three very different friends are waiting for the mango high on a tree to be ripe. When will it be ready? Quail insists it’s not ready yet. “Fishsticks!” says Whale.
While they wait, Snail teaches the others a new dance—with unexpected consequences!
The stakes are low here, but they’re entertaining, with light lessons about patience and friendship—plus silly dance moves that young readers will likely want to try. Add in the seamless use of they/them pronouns for Snail, and this is a recommended tale for newly independent readers (though there’s no reason it couldn’t be a read-aloud for younger children, too).
