Can I read Iris and Walter : the school play on EtoBox?

Iris and Walter : the school play by Elissa Haden Guest is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Iris and Walter : the school play about?

In this fifth slice-of-life story about Iris and Walter, last seen in The Sleepover (2002), our heroes are preparing for a class play where Iris will be a cricket and Walter will be a dragonfly. Iris loves to practice her lines and Walter enjoys creating the costumes with cardboard, paint, and scissors. But when rehearsals start, Walter has a little trouble remembering the words. Though Iris prompts him in rehearsal, Walter is still worried. What if he forgets his lines on the day of the play? Iris promises to help, but on the morning of the big day, Iris has a fever and has to stay home. Fittingly, she worries about her responsibility to her friend. She is deeply disappointed and still feels sad when she returns to school and has to hear all the excited reminiscences about the play, but the future holds promise. Though the stars here are Walter and Iris, and their dear friendship, Guest adds a dandy supporting cast in Grandpa, who is always there to say the right thing, and Miss Cherry, the understanding teacher with creative ideas and sensible solutions. Davenier's swirling, lively watercolors capture Iris's exuberance and Walter's worrywart expression. The situation might be fam

Author

Elissa Haden Guest

Publisher

Harcourt; Harcourt Children's Books

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780152050214

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile

Rating

3.88 / 5 (30 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14