Whale in a Fishbowl

by Troy Howell

Richard Jones (Illustrator)

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A moving, poetic story about a whale in captivity who longs for the ocean . . . because whales don't belong in fishbowls, do they?

Wednesday is a whale who lives in a fishbowl smack dab in the middle of a city--it's the only home she's ever known. Cars whizz around her and people hurry past; even the sun and moon circle above. But if she leaps high enough out of her bowl, Wednesday can see it: a calm bit of blue off in the distance. When a girl in a paisley dress tells Wednesday "You belong in the sea," the whale starts to wonder, what is the sea? Readers will cheer--and get all choked up-- when, one day, Wednesday leaps higher than ever before and sets in motion a breathtaking chain of events that will carry her to her rightful home. Touching, and ultimately uplifting, here is a story about a lonely creature longing to be free--and longing to find someone just like her.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018!
A New York Public Library Best Book of 2018!
  • ISBN10 1524715182
  • ISBN13 9781524715182
  • Publish Date 22 May 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Listening Library