Wheetle: A Little Wagon with a Big Heart

(Hardback)

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WALL-E meets THE RABBIT LISTENED in this tender picture book about a little wagon who learns to set his own boundaries, by Caldecott Honor-winning creator Cindy Derby. Wheetle just wants to help. He's a wagon after all, and that's what he's meant to do. So when his friends ask him to carry slimy things, fragile things, heavy things, even squiggly-wiggly things, he always says yes. But one morning he wakes up with a wobbly wheel. Oh no! he thinks, but decides he can still help his friends. When he hears a loud POP, he suddenly finds he is the one who needs help. Will his friends come through for him, this time Cindy Derby introduces us to a lovable character, Wheetle, in this new evergreen classic by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Outside In.

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"An empathetic, gorgeously wrought look at striking a balance between helping others and setting healthy boundaries." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Mixed-media illustrations immerse audiences in a landscape, awash with radiant colors....Will the protagonist win over young readers You bet your little red wagon." -- Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Cindy Derby is a 2021 Caldecott Honoree and an illustrator and author based out of San Francisco, California. She is a puppeteer and has performed all over the world.