Grandma visits her grandson, Noi, to spend a few days together. One stormy night, she tells him a story, featuring a girl and a whale! In the end, a big surprise awaits our little friend...
Ah, these grandmothers with their wonderful fairy tales, but also their vivid stories from their own lives. How lucky are the children who have such a person by their side...
A tender and sweet book that celebrates the strong bond and special communication between grandmothers and their grandchildren! In the end, the generation gap isn't that big... There are many things that remain exactly the same...
But it's also a book about the great friendship and love between people and animals!
It proves how intelligent and empathetic animals are, and how much they can teach us.
But it also touches on another sensitive topic... The uprooting of families due to climate change and the loss of all their belongings. Suddenly, young children have to make a new start, in a new place, together with their parents!
"Noi and the Great Whale" is a timely and modern children's book that touches tender young souls. It is the fourth book in the series with the same characters, but for me, it is the sweetest and most moving! Perhaps because it brought to mind my own grandmother, the stories she told me every day, and the little secrets we shared...
The impressive cover, with a huge bright red lightship, Noi, and the whale, immediately catches the eye of both young and old.
The simple texts and the amazing illustrations, as well as its large size, made it instantly loved by my children, but also by me!