He tells them about the whangdoodle and that there is only one left.

The boys do not believe that the whangdoodle really exists.

They realize that his greatest desire is another Whangdoodle to keep him company.

Once the Whangdoodle, and other creatures that are now considered imaginary, lived in our world.

He and the children convince the professor to use his scientific skills to try to create a female Whangdoodle.

Whangdoodleland is the home of the last Whangdoodle that lived in the world.

After great effort, the professor does so, allowing the Whangdoodle to marry and no longer be lonely.

The Whangdoodle is described as a terrible beast or a kind, wise animal.

A Whangdoodle is an intelligent creature that is capable of speech.

The kids at last meet the last Whangdoodle.

After many adventures during which the children show great bravery, they are able to reach the palace and meet the fabulous Whangdoodle.

One of the firemen near the end of the book refers to the centipede as a Whangdoodle.

(The last Whangdoodle also likes candy a great deal; his favorite kind is called "wodge".)

A whangdoodle would eat ten Oompa-Loompas for breakfast and come galloping back for a second helping.

Over time, they visit Whangdoodleland repeatedly, each time coming closer to their goal of reaching the Whangdoodle's palace.

However, fearing that people were losing their imaginations in the pursuit of power and greed, the Whangdoodle created a magic and peaceful world over which he reigns.

Each time the children return, they venture farther and farther into Whangdoodleland, intending to reach the palace where the Last Whangdoodle resides.

Many monsters are sent by the oily Prock, who is the Prime Minister of Whangdoodleland and does not want them to meet the Whangdoodle.

It is the story of a goose, a crawdad, a family of rats, a whangdoodle, and two hobos who journey to the fabled mountain in search of a home.

The Whangdoodle is a fanciful creature, as described in folklore and children's literature, most notably used by British authors Roald Dahl and Julie Andrews.

However, the Whangdoodle's Prime Minister, the "Oily Prock", does not want them to disturb His Highness, and sets up a number of traps, both in Whangdoodleland and the real world to prevent this meeting.

It turns out he wants a female Whangdoodle to be his queen, so he won't be lonely, and Professor Savant's knowledge and talents have the ability to grant the Whangdoodle just that.

Popularized by appearing in a sermon parody attributed to William P. Brannan as "Where the lion roareth and the whangdoodle mourneth for her first-born," published in The Harp of a Thousand Strings: Or, Laughter for a Lifetime (1858).

A different Whangdoodle is described in the children's novel The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by singer and actress Dame Julie Andrews (under her married name Julie Edwards - more recent editions credit her as Julie Andrews Edwards).

While a senior in high school, Rossel was selected to edit Whangdoodle, the city-wide book review publication of the Young Adult department of the Dallas Public Library, where his writing was encouraged and tutored by famous children's librarian and author, Siddie Joe Johnson.