Someday, Narwhal
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
“Kids will love this tiny little protagonist who dares to dream big.” —Booklist
“The little narwhal from Strictly No Elephants gets her own story…Equally good as a stand-alone or for fans of the first book.” —School Library Journal
In this charming companion to the award-winning picture book Strictly No Elephants, a tiny narwhal discovers that sometimes the difference between staying home and a big adventure is a group of loving friends.
Red front door. Potted plant. Umbrella stand. Piano. Red front door. Potted plant. Umbrella stand. Piano.
That’s what the world looks like from inside Tiny Narwhal’s fishbowl. It’s not very exciting. She dreams of the world beyond: endless blue sky, tall buildings, a bridge. But Tiny Narwhal hasn’t any feet and doesn’t know the street names. And what if it’s cold outside?
What this little narwhal does have, though, are good friends. With the help of her boy and his friends, plus a penguin, bat, and giraffe, Tiny Narwhal finally feels brave enough to go on an adventure.
Someday, Narwhal features the same adorable cast of pets and sweet, lyrical language as Lisa Mantchev’s beloved Strictly No Elephants.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A boy keeps a small narwhal as a pet in a fishbowl, but she longs to see the world. Intuiting her wistful desire, the boy works with friends (humans, as well as a giraffe, bat, and penguin) to surmount the obstacles and take her around the neighborhood in a wagon. Bravery and cooperation are at the story's heart; Mantchev (Strictly No Elephants) concentrates on the way the friends listen to the narwhal's concerns and how she responds ("If you read the signs to me, I can learn the street names as we go"). Within the story's fantasy world in which a narwhal can be kept in a fishbowl, and a boy can have animals as friends these negotiations are rational and fun, too. Yum (A Piece of Home) brings all of this to life with plenty of color and lively action, using distortion to distinguish the narwhal's perspective from inside the bowl. Mantchev's tale also implies that some friends have physical conditions that make help from others necessary good for post-readaloud discussion. Ages 4 8. Author's)
