For most families children will be returning to school soon. I I thought you might be looking for a gift for to give them as a Back to School present and I wanted to share a children’s book you will find inside our Back to School Gift Guide: I Lived Inside A Whale by Xin Li. I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post are my affiliate links. f you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
Just like with the little boy and his home here it’s to nosy part of the time. If I had the opportunity to live inside a Whale just so I could hear myself think I believe I would move in as soon as possible. Would you like to join me? In the meantime I learned from the little girl how to get people to be quit. I can’t wait to try what I learned out with Charlie and David.
I loved the illustrations and all the things the little boy wanted to do with the little girl. To get Charlie off the electronics and up and movie Charlie and I will act out what the little boy wanted to do in our home. Would you like to join us?
I Lived Inside A Whale is for upper elementary children. I could see adults and children as well enjoying the story. Charlie and I will be using I Lived Inside A Whale when we study animals as well as when we study the Ocean and Whales. Would you like to join us in our studies?
About the book:
For fans of Oliver Jeffers, this stunningly illustrated, whimsical picture book is about finding your own voice and learning how to connect with others through storytelling.
A quiet child in a boisterous family, Emma Wen dreams of a world that is peaceful and silent. When she reads about the blue Whale – with a heart so big her father could stand in it – she has an idea. She fashions a boat out of household objects and sails from her bedroom into the mouth of a Whale, where she settles in happily.
Emma has finally found her peace and quiet. That is until another child, Owen Tang, arrives inside the Whale and is loud, noisy and “everything she is running away from”. Emma and Owen’s unlikely friendship blossoms inside the microcosm of the Whale in a beautifully told story of friendship and finding your own voice in a world that is “filled with too much of everything, everywhere.”
With lush, irresistible illustrations and its balance of sensitivity and adventure, Xin Li’s author/illustrator debut is an ode to storytelling and imagination and displays her keen understanding of the emotional world of children.
About the Author: Xin Li
Xin Li is an artist and writer. She was born and raised in China and currently lives in Norway with her husband and their daughter. After spending half of her life living in countries outside of her homeland, Xin chose to paint and write, as stories help her to make sense of a world that otherwise is often lost in translation. Xin is passionate about collecting books, watching clouds, and going for long train rides to cities she has never visited before. I Lived Inside a Whale is her U.S. author/illustrator debut. You can visit her online at Lixin.no.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
