The story is a great tale about a town in deep trouble after the whale is washed ashore and flattens all the buildings in one go. Since reading Whale, E has learned about dolphins and fishmongers and almost grasped the meaning of the word 'innumerable'. He's fixated on the whale's smile and always remarks how the whale looks happy. It's now standard mealtime reading (so that's at least three times a day). Our copy of Whale was a third birthday present for E from one of my sisters. Some of you will be old friends with David Lucas' books, but for any newbies this one's for you. I love the vast expanse of blues and the lower case title, and how it looks like it could have been published in the 70's but is actually from 2006. The cover of Whale looks more like album art than a fantastical children's book to me.
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