If You Want to See a Whale [Hardcover]

If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at.

Pink roses, pelicans, possible pirates . . .

If you want to see a whale, you have to keep your eyes on the sea, and wait . . .

and wait . . . and wait . . .

In this quiet and beautiful picture book by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead, the team that created theBoston Globe-Horn BookHonor bookAnd Then It's Spring, a boy learns exactly what it takes to catch a glimpse of an elusive whale. This title has Common Core connections.

A Neal Porter Book

APublishers WeeklyBest Children's Book of 2013
AKirkus ReviewsBest Book of 2013

Julie Foglianois the author of theNew York TimesbestsellerAnd Then It's Spring, as well asWhens My Birthday? and When Green Becomes Tomatoes.

Erin E. Steadis co-creator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, winner of the 2011 Caldecott Medal, and Bear has a Story to Tell. She also illustrated Julie Fogliano's And Then It's Spring and Lenny and Lucy.

To find a picture book that attempts to explore the patient, persistent and solitary pursuit at the heart of creativity is unusual; to find one that succeeds in making such an abstract process comprehensible to children is extraordinary....The author-illustrator team responsible for the bestselling And Then It's Spring has again produced something truly unique, melding a hypnotic text with translucent, light-filled illustrations that invite young readers to climb aboard, row diligently, keep looking and experience the wonder of the journey for themselves. The Washington Post

Fogliano's words are carved and measured. This is a writer who takes her time, and the leaps she makes with language surprise and thrill. The New York Times

A gorgeous love song to the imagination . . . It's breathtaking . . . Fans will be waiting. Booklist, starred review

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