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Description
When best friends Iris and Walter go on a field trip to an aquarium, Walter gets lost and a worried Iris helps Miss Cherry look for him. Book #9.
Quick Summary
If your kid loves friendship stories with just enough excitement, this one's a winner. Iris and Walter head to the aquarium on a class trip, and when Walter accidentally gets separated from the group, Iris has to step up as a true friend to help find him. It's got that perfect balance of mild tension and reassurance that early readers need they'll feel Walter's worry but also see how the situation gets happily resolved. Kids who enjoy easy chapter books about best friends, school trips, or ocean animals will get a lot out of this one. Parents will appreciate that it's a quick, light read with a genuinely sweet friendship at its core. Fans of the Frog and Toad books or the Henry and Mudge series might enjoy this as a similar pick.