Tale of the Whale

Karen Swann grew up in the UK and trained as a physiotherapist in a small town by the sea. She now lives with her family in Nottingham and is a keen rock climber. Karen won the Writing Magazine Picture Book Prize in 2018. Padmacandra grew up in Scotland, lives in Norfolk and graduated from the Cambridge School of art. She is a buddhist, poet and artist.

'A rolling, rhyming text that scans and richly textured images celebrate the sea through a child’s lyrical journey on the back of a whale. With a concluding call to arms about clearing the ‘plastic soup’.’The Sunday Times Culture Magazine;‘Not since 'The Snowman' has a journey conjured so much sheer joy, connection and imagination… empowering and positive, a book that explores our connection with the natural world, text and images working beautifully together.’ Books for Keeps, Book of the Week