Garden of Whales

A Garden of Whales is a children's book about a boy who dreams of saving whales from extinction. The poetic and surreal story is accompanied by beautiful illustrations that evoke a sense of wonder and adventure. The book promotes a strong conservation theme and encourages children to believe in the power of their dreams to make a difference in the world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 32 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2019
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

This tale of deliverance unfurls in luscious prose that rolls trippingly off the tongue. With her effulgent oil pastel illustrations, OConnell fully enters Davis' dream and strikingly echoes the fluent reverie. This is a bedtime read-aloud that will set heads nodding.

First published in 1993, A Garden of Whales is one of our most popular children's books. It is the story of a boy's fantasy of saving the whales - a strong conservation theme carried with the empowering message that children's dreams are the roots of action.

Last night in my tub, in my tub while I scrubbed, I dreamed that I lived in the sea with the Whales. Magnificent Whales. Mysterious Whales. Mystical, Musical, Mountainous Whales. The narrator of this tale is a boy who knows that whales are magnificent but endangered creatures. He wants to do anything he can to save them, and as he scrubs in his bathtub, he dreams up a plan to save the whales.

Children from all over the world also get in their bathtubs to save the whales, planting a garden of whales. He knows this is a fantasy, but the dreams of children are the roots of action, and action changes the world.

Weight: 152g
Dimension: 218 x 269 x 3 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780944475355
Edition number: Reprint ed.