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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
This is such a great book. The illustrations and the story itself are amazing! Love it!!
Fantastic use of color, with changing lines and perspective that give a strong sense of movement to the story. That "far below" page creeped ME out! The texture of the paper seems perfectly suited to an aquatic story, the whales are expressive without seeming overly anthropomorphized, and the dawn-to-dusk format is mimicked in the endpapers and the changing color scheme of the story (with a shift in the middle as Little Blue explores underwater).
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Absolutely beautiful illustrations accompany this sweet story of a baby whale learning to migrate by following his papa's song.
A beautiful and touching story filled with colorful and sweeping illustrations. Sure to delight!
I thought this tale of a father whale and a baby whale getting ready to migrate to another feeding area was really nice. The illustrations are soft and colorful and the baby whale has a lot of questions about where they were going and how they would know how to get there. Baby whale is afraid he will get lost and Papa whale explains he has to always listen for his song. So when Baby whale explores just a little further away and things look unfamiliar he starts to panic a little and then he remembers what his father told him.
Really more like 3.5 stars for the story but definitely 5+ stars for the illustrations!
Little Blue and his Papa are traveling farther than they ever have before as they migrate, following the song of the other whales. Little Blue has lots of the questions and his father encourages him to keep listening for the song. As they travel, Little Blue learns about the different layers of the ocean. Then he notices light in the darkness below and just has to head down and see what it is for himself. He discovers a magical layer of life in the ocean, but when he heads even lower there is darkness and no other creatures are there. Little Blue tries calling for his Papa, but his little voice doesn’t carry far in the cold water. Then he remembers that he needs to listen and he hears his father’s call from above.
Marino paints a beautiful picture of father and child care and love. Her use of whales and their calls is a smart choice that really makes the theme of being lost as a child work well on a higher level. The advice to stay still and listen will also work for young humans hearing the story. The book is simply written so that even the youngest of children can enjoy this underwater story.
Marino’s art is filled with currents and colors. She creates light and water that dances and moves on the page, clearly creating different layers in the ocean. I particularly enjoyed the use of bright pink to show the layer of the ocean with all of the life in it that tempts Little Blue downward. The greens and blues of the ocean water truly come to life on the page here.
A lovely story about fathers, children and the importance of listening when you are lost. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Marino paints a beautiful picture of father and child care and love. Her use of whales and their calls is a smart choice that really makes the theme of being lost as a child work well on a higher level. The advice to stay still and listen will also work for young humans hearing the story. The book is simply written so that even the youngest of children can enjoy this underwater story.
Marino’s art is filled with currents and colors. She creates light and water that dances and moves on the page, clearly creating different layers in the ocean. I particularly enjoyed the use of bright pink to show the layer of the ocean with all of the life in it that tempts Little Blue downward. The greens and blues of the ocean water truly come to life on the page here.
A lovely story about fathers, children and the importance of listening when you are lost. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
Bold sweeps of color tell the tale of Little Blue, a young whale curious and a little bit anxious about the family's migration journey. Having never traveled so far, Little Blue learns to always listen to his Papa's song. Perfect book for Father's Day gift giving.