The Lost Whale

From my 9 years old: The lost whale is beautiful and stole my heart. My favourite part was when Rio the boy found the grey whale called white beak so he can send pictures of white beak to his mother who is in hospital. White beak was the first whale she saw. Lovely story.

Another lovely book from Hannah Gold, describing feelings so acutely and eloquently, wrapped up in a magical tale of nature and all its wonders. A beautiful read for all ages and a way to see the magic in the world.

The Last Whale is a lovely story. Hannah Gold is a great story teller. The Last Bear, is my favorite out of them. April and Bear is such a lovely adventure.

This is a very emotional and heartfelt story about a boy who loves his mother so dearly, that when she is in hospital, all he wants to do is make her happy again in any way he can. Temporarily living with his maternal grandmother, he sets out following his mother's footsteps, learning about her whilst discovering himself. There are some very powerful messages in this book across a range of topics whilst still being easy to read and easy to follow the direction of the story. The characters are so charming, and you get to know them really well. The setting is one of a small town where everyone knows everyone, which I find the most beautiful, humbling kind of setting. The black and white illustrations throughout are absolutely stunning and really bring the story to life, creating beautiful imagery and depth in the book.

Great book

Read & Reviewed by a 30yr old. So completely reviewed from that perspective although once my nephews get a bit older I will be purchasing copies for them. Highly recommend this one, I recently read Julia and The Shark which tackles the same theme (a child whose parent is experiencing a mh crisis), whilst I really enjoyed my time with that book and the formatting was beautiful, personally this was even better. I have my own mental health complexities and I also grew up in a household with a parent that had their own, which I think is a lot more common than we like to think about or acknowledge. In the way that he processed those feelings and felt that sense of responsibility for his mums feelings, I really identified with (despite being 30). Overall beautifully told and a wonderful story about plastic/waste pollution, human destruction, having him also find his own identity that he hasn't been able to explore before was so incredible. I really could have gained a lot from this if I had this as a child. Honestly I cannot rave about this enough. I also adored The Last Bear and the illustrations are just as beautiful in this, whilst both are 5 stars I think this is my favourite.

This is the best children's book I have read in a very long time! The story is really gripping and the depth of emotions explored makes this a wonderful of helping a child to understand their own feelings and develop empathic skills. Of course the story relies on the ability to believe the fanciful idea of a child making friends with a Polar Bear, but it is written in a such a way that it is easy to forget the impossibility of this and to lose oneself in the emotionality of their relationship. I can't wait to read the next book! This story will appeal to all ages (I'm in my 50's!!)

My 8yr old son loved this book. Highly recommend it.

My ten year old said this was the most amazing story she’s ever read and she reads a lot!

Por petición expresa para regalo es perfecto.

Very impactful story

great quality, quick shipping!

Das Buch ist wirklich wunderschön. Es fesselt einen und ist gleichzeitig sehr einfach geschrieben.