Waking Up Wendell

Written by April Stevens · Illustrated by Tad Hills

A bird's song sets off a chain reaction, waking an entire street.

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40 pages· ~480L

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Bookroo's summary

A little bird's morning song at #1 Fish Street triggers a domino effect, waking Mr. Krudwig, his barking dog, and the rest of the neighborhood. As the commotion spreads, each resident adds to the chaos, culminating in Lilah Hall's shower singing finally waking baby Wendell at #10. What starts as a simple tune becomes a symphony of morning mayhem. Will anyone get back to sleep, or is this just the start of a new day?

From the publisher

“EARLY IN THE MORNING, a little bird at #1 Fish Street hops out of her nest, takes a deep breath, and begins to sing a very loud and whistley song, TWEEEEEET-TWEEEEEET-TA-TA-TA-TWEEEEEET-TWEEEEET! “So starts the story of how a chain of events results in everyone on one street waking up. The bird’s song awakens Mr. Krudwig at #2 Fish Street, whose grumbling wakes up Leopold, his dog, who barks “RAPPITYRAPPITY-RAP RAPPITY-RAPPITY-RAP” . . . and wakes up Mrs. Musky, at #3 Fish Street. The antics go on and on until, finally, Lilah Hall’s singing in the shower at #9 awakens the last person left who is still asleep, none other than the littlest resident at #10 Fish Street: baby Wendell Willamore.

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