Award-winning author-illustrator Bob Staake's tale of a whale of a friendship! Something big had come ashore--it seemed to have a tail. Pixie now was staring at . a giant washed-up WHALE! Pixie Picklespeare lives on a tiny island where there's no one to play with . until a friendly whale washes up. With Pixie's help (sort of), Beachy is soon back in the water, where the two play marvelous games. However, Beachy knows he must migrate to be with the other whales. As he disappears into the deep, Pixie feels that she's lost her dear friend forever. But months later on his return, Pixie learns that, at special times of the year, she and Beachy will be together again!.