Wowrus Looks on the Bright Side

By Monica Roe

A gentle and moving picture book about how looking on the bright side might not always be the brightest solution.

Walrus is such a good friend. In fact, he's so good at cheering friends up and finding the bright side in any situation that sometimes his friends call him "Wowrus."

But when Walrus breaks a tusk during the Great Iceberg Classic, it hurts He doesn't want to hear about the silver linings of having only one tusk As he nurses his wound, Walrus starts to understand that pointing out the positive doesn't always help. It takes Narwhal listening to him for Walrus to realize that perhaps not everything can--or should--be bright all the time...and that's okay too.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593889924
• ISBN13: 9780593889923
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten