Wally Mammoth The Sled Race

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Wally Mammoth  The Sled Race

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Category
  • Picture Book
Illustrator
Publisher
  • Greenwillow September 2025
Year Published
  • 2025
Part of a Series

Wolf wants to win the sled race. He loves winning. Otto wants to win, too. Wally Mammoth is . . . not so sure. A giggle-inducing, unjacketed, lower-priced hardcover picture book about friendship and cupcakes that is perfect for emerging readers by multiple Geisel Award winner Corey R. Tabor and illustrator Dalton Webb. For fans of Elephant and Piggie and Narwhal and Jelly.

Wally Mammoth lives in the Ice Age, where his huge heart warms even the coldest of days. And it has to be cold to have a sled race! Wally and his friends Otto the great auk and Wolf the (you guessed it!) gray wolf are all hot cocoa'd up and ready to compete. Otto and Wolf both really want to win, but sweet Wally is happy as long as everyone has fun.

Naturally, the competition goes downhill quickly. If the three friends careen toward the finish line in a giant snowball, how will they determine first, second, and third place? It doesn’t matter—there will be cupcakes for everyone regardless.

Wally Mammoth and the Sled Race is the first installment in a vibrant, laugh-out-loud, comic-inspired series about a group of unforgettable friends—created by friends themselves, illustrator Dalton Webb and Geisel Award–winning author Corey R. Tabor. These unjacketed, lower-priced picture books make reading fun and are a perfect choice for emerging readers, for developing visual literacy, and for sharing together. ---from the publisher

32 pages                             978-0063434912                      Ages 4-7

Keywords:  prehistoric era, wooly mammoth, wolf, bird, humor, fun, racing, winning and losing, sled, adventure, competition, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old

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Here comes Wally Mammoth: The Sled Race by Corey R. Tabor with illus. by Dalton Webb.
Thank you Corey and thank you Dalton. This is a book for young children that succeeds in two ever so important things: First, it is a good time and second, it is written at a level that children can connect with it and see themselves right there in the story.  Hallelujah!
Have you ever been in a situation where a group of children is about to have a race?  Have you ever heard a lot of the children in that group announcing prior to the race that THEY ARE GOING TO WIN?
Yep, me too. It's so normal. It's so child's worldish.
In this case a wooly mammoth named Wally and a wolf and a black bird are about to race down a snowy hill to victory.  The wolf and the bird are both declaring themselves the winner-to-be in a sled race. It's just hilarious. Not our Wally. He's being nice and he's hoping the others win. The race begins and you can imagine the sight of each racer as things go awry.  Each racer, except for Wally.
It's adventure at its best. It's humor. It's fun. It's so familiar.
Thank you Corey and Dalton.  Boy  do we need these books right now so our young ones can enjoy a simple world.
Recommended by:  Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com

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