"We visited the Mystic Aquarium the day before school started and I bought a Beluga whale plush toy for my son, Ollie. We were standing near the whale exhibit, about to leave, and noticed the four beluga whales flocking to my son. They were taking turns coming right up to him, making noises and opening their mouths as if they were actually trying to talk to him.
A crowd even started gathering. All the grown ups couldn't figure out why the whales were acting this way until I had my son hold his new whale up to the glass and immediately the beluga whales began pressing their foreheads to the glass, staring at the toy, with what seemed like smiles on their faces. They seemed to want to get closer to the stuffed animal. It was incredible to witness, especially as a parent. Then all the kids around us started asking to hold the toy, too. The toy was magic to them.
Oliver sleeps with his beluga whale every night. Still."
One of my favorite magazines, FamilyFun, picked up my little Oliver story. Find it in the March issue.
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