Description

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This delightful early reader about friendship is available with a cd that features a delightful reading by award-winning director and actor Christopher Guest! Iris is sure that life in her new home will be just awful. There is nothing to do and no one to play with in the country. Iris will never be happy there. Then Grandpa suggests a walk. Down the road and around the bend, they discover a huge green tree, a secret hideaway--and a boy named Walter. Maybe life far from the city won't be so lonely after all. 

About the Author

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Elissa Haden Guest has written ten books about Iris and Walter. She lives in San Francisco, California. Visit her website at www.elissahadenguest.com.   

Christine Davenier lives in Paris. She has also illustrated the Very Fairy Princess books by actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton.   

Praise For…

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* "Splendid...Readers will delight in the youngsters' friendship."—School Library Journal, starred review "Iris and Walter will join Frog and Toad and Henry and Mudge in a prominent place on the easy-reading shelves."—Bulletin A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year An ALA Notable Children's Book A Pen Center West Literary Award Winner A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book