In this addition to the 'Memoirs' 80 year-old Oliver the tortoise loves his human, Ike, and learns that it is hard to lose a friend. When Oliver loses his best friend, he takes the long walk to visit his 137 year-old mom to ask one of life's most important questions and then returns home to find that he has a new friend, Ike's son. This book has won the Texas Blue Bonnet Award!