Join Wally and friends!
It's time to make some candy!
Wally dreams of becoming a candy maker
—just like his dad, his dad’s dad,
and his dad’s dad’s dad.
Today is his first day of
work, he is officially a
candy maker
AND YOU ARE TOO!
Put on your candy making
hat and find a conveyor belt;
there is work to be done!
All is going awesome until…
EVERYTHING GOES OUT OF CONTROL!
A mystery is afoot and needs solving!
Will Wally be able to save the day? What will he do when he finds out who is behind all the commotion?
Engaging Side Columns
Side columns add a unique concept for deeper learning and an enriched connection with each page turn.
QUESTIONS facilitate joyful and memorable conversations. Document the answers for your own history!
ACTIONS create interactive participation to laugh and play together.
A space to feel happy!
BE IN THE STORY.
Pretend! Imagine! Create! 🍬
Stretch roll sprinkle! Find a conveyor belt using your surroundings (Mom's arm, Dad's back, the floor).
Put on your candy making uniform, find your place in line, and get to work! BECOME each one of the Sweet Mountain employees by acting out their role!
I love watching the story come to life while kids grab a job and go ALL IN. It’s magical!
Know Your Family
Make family history fun! Learn about your ancestors and get excited about who is in your family tree. Who do you want to be like when you grow up? What career path did your grandma choose? Who was a pioneer? When did your grandpa have to show courage? What skills and talents did they pass down? What traditions have continued?
When we know what our ancestors did with their time, even if it is their hobbies, we can see them as real people with real dreams and struggles. Have meaningful conversations about your own family!
Be a Candy Maker
Two customized recipes that kids will love making together. Stretch, roll, sprinkle, and hammer in real life! Work alongside each other, in your own kitchen, to create, not only lollipops and taffy, but fun memories!
Wisdom with Wally: Behind the Book
Relationships are Important
Wally and Benji are best buddies, but today is Wally's big day—not Benji's. Kids will learn ways to respond with empathy and kindness.
Become a Candy Maker
Mix, stretch, roll, sprinkle, hammer! With 2 customized recipes in the back, kids will love working with you in the kitchen to create not only lollipops and taffy but fun memories!
Includes “Wally’s Wacky Taffy” personalized by popular food blogger, The Girl Who Ate Everything.
Know Your Family Tree
Wally has always dreamed about joining the family business. Learn about your family history alongside Wally as we define words like legacy, tradition and family tree.
Afterward, create your own family tree in the back of the book!
Interactive Play
Find a conveyor belt using your surroundings (Mom's arm, Dad's back, the floor). Put on your candy making uniform, find your place in line, grab your hammers and get to work!
Steps in a Process
Take a trip through the candy factory! Join Wally and his friends on the conveyor belt as they learn to follow a step-by-step process and understand logical order by counting with numbers.
Problem Solving
Wally knows he needs to make the right choice. Help Wally brainstorm by using your imagination to think critically. What will he decide is the best solution to his problem?
Teamwork
Wally is determined to resolve the problem himself but learns he needs help from others. It will take teamwork to fix the issue sending candy everywhere!
Seek and Find
Benji loves and admires his older brother, Wally. Get excited as you play a game to find him hiding and sneaking through the pages.
Engaging Side Columns
“Join Me” actions and “Tell Me” questions bring the story to life! Discover kid’s answers to a variety of topics while acting out the steps of working at Sweet Mountain Candy Factory.
“Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.”
— Thomas S Monson
How it began…
This story was created during the rigmarole of bedtime as a way to get our young children’s “wiggles” out. In our home, this story is told with lots of actions. The children take turns lying on their stomach, pretending their back is the candy factory conveyor belt. The other family members pretend to stretch, roll, sprinkle and hammer the candy on the pretend conveyor belt.
I hope this story brings as much conversation, excitement and laughter to your home as it has to ours.
This book is for my boys.
May they always be
best friends.
(& never stop sneaking candy from my not-so-hidden stash!)
If you love, "Pete's a Pizza" and "What Should Danny Do?" then you will love this book!