Shh! The Whale is Smiling

by Josephine Nobisso

Book Overview

While the rest of her family sleeps, a young girl takes her little brother--whom she knows will be frightened by the windstorm raging around their seaside house--on an imaginary voyage with his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940112035
• ISBN13: 9780940112032
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Gingerbread House
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 2 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Winner of the WordWeaving Award for Excellence

Author Josephine Nobisso and illustrator Maureen Hyde bring enchantment to the play of shadows and wind deep in the night in SHH! THE WHALE IS SMILING. As a fierce wind blows outside their home, a sister comforts her brother turning fear of the cold dark into a warm, safe place of imagination. Flying in their bed to the sea, they join a whale swimming among bubbles in a world of their marvelous creation.The fear of the dark, wind and storms is gently confronted in this imaginative story for children. The dark becomes deep water, movement the swimming of a whale, and wind a part of the mystery of the sea, thereby replacing the fearful with the imaginative. A delightful tale, with fabulously realized illustrations, SHH! THE WHALE IS SMILING comes very highly recommended.

Lovely Bedtime Story

As the wind begins to blow upon a sleeping house, a little girl lights a candle and travels down the hall to her little brother's room to comfort him during the storm. She quietly holds him and sends them both on a journey to the sea to meet and swim with a whale. And as her story delights and distracts him from the storm, he relaxes and falls back to sleep, knowing he's not alone..... Josephine Nobisso has written a very gentle and expressive picture book, told in soft, vivid language, that will charm and calm all pre-schoolers. While listening to the story, Maureen Hyde's beautiful and very detailed artwork will entrance youngsters as their own imaginations take them on this wonderful adventure with an amazing sea creature. Shh! The Whale is Smiling is the perfect bedtime story your little ones will want to hear night after night and a great addition to all home libraries.

Mommy reads it to me every night!

For three weeks mommy has read it to me for bedtime because it is my favorite book in the whole wide world!

Wonderful!

Shh! The Whale is Smiling is a wonderful bedtime story featuring a young girl comforting her younger brother. The beautiful images capture thoughts that pass through children's minds as they fall asleep. The whole story makes possibly scary situations feel gentle and soothing. This lullaby will indeed help your children at bedtime but be prepared - it is one that will be read over-and-over again! From The Science Spiders.