Whale and the Birthday Rocks: Ready-To-Read Level 2

Whale and Snail prepare for Quail's birthday in the fourth book in the Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about friendship from award-winning author Erica S. Perl!

It's almost Quail's birthday! Snail and Whale want to give rocks to Quail as gifts, but they both pick out the same one. First, they get angry. Then, they find a way to give rocks, and kindness, to their friend. More than any gift, Quail wants peace and quiet to read!

Author: Erica S. Perl
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d
ISBN13: 9781665956765
ISBN10: 1665956763
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories

About the Author
Erica S. Perl is a full-time writer and part-time chicken. She is the author of Chicken Butt!; Ninety-Three in My Family (Reuben Award, Book Sense Pick, Slate Best Book), which School Library Journal called a "comic masterpiece"; and Chicken Bedtime Is Really Early, which received a starred review from Booklist. She lives with her family in Washington, DC.

Sam Ailey is an illustrator, designer, and dog dad based in Southeast London.