t away.

A gentle and poetic counting book by the award-winning author of Waiting for the Whales and Jessie's Island, Sheryl McFarlane's A Pod of Orcas is just the right bedtime read for eager little counters. Artist Kirsti Anne Wakelin makes her picture book debut with exquisite watercolor paintings that glow with dreamy light and warmth.

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