Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem

By Mac Barnett, Adam Rex (Illustrator)

Billy's new pet is a blue whale. Can he handle the responsibility?

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48 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Billy Twitters never expected his parents' threat to come true. When a blue whale arrives at his doorstep, courtesy of FedUp, Billy must learn responsibility in the most unexpected way. As he navigates the challenges of caring for a creature longer than thirty dogs, Billy's life turns into a hilarious adventure. Will he manage to keep up with his colossal new pet, or will the weight of responsibility sink him? Dive into this whimsical tale to find out how Billy copes with his whale-sized problem.

From the publisher

The uproarious debut from picture book phenom Mac Barnett is a surreal cautionary tale–illustrated by bestselling talent Adam Rex!Some interesting facts about blue whales: A blue whale is longer than thirty dogs lined up nose to tail. Its tongue weighs as much as four hundred cats. Consequently, blue whales make terrible pets…just ask Billy Twitters. When his parents threaten to teach him responsibility by giving him a whale, Billy isn’t worried: ‘It’s not like you can just have one delivered to your house overnight.’ But he’s wrong. It arrives via FedUp (motto: ‘Delivering Punishment Worldwide’), and it’s up to Billy to take care of it!”Tons of fun.”–Publishers WeeklyDon’t miss these other books by Mac Barnett!Chloe and the LionHow This Book Was MadeRules of the HouseOn No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World)Oh No! Not Again! (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History)

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