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If You Like... Whales

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 Summer is the perfect time to spend hot days near a cool body of water! This often brings to mind all the magnificent creatures that inhabit the world's oceans --especially whales. Readers have been lucky enough to experience some truly excellent books that have been published recently on the topic of these beloved animals. So, please check out these books for your budding marine biologist or any lover of whales!

In the World of Whales
Written by Michelle Cusolito
Illustrated by Jessica Lanan
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2025. Informational.

This is the true story of the only known encounter of humans present at the birth of a sperm whale. A touching first look at the tender moments experienced between the freediver, Fred Buyle, his diving partner, Kurt Amsler, and pod of whales. See the back matter for more information on freediving and sperm whales. 

We Leap Together
By Christopher Silas Neal
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. Picture Book.

Follow the remarkably similar journeys of a whale parent and child and a human mother and child. Both pairs blow bubbles, sing, and travel busy lanes --with mama staying close through it all! 

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic 
Written by Candace Fleming
Illustrated by Deena So'oteh
New York: Anne Schwartz Books, 2024. Informational.

Ethereal illustrations accompany the expertly crafted narrative journey of a narwhal through jousting with other narwhals, hunting for food with echolocation, and avoiding predators like orcas and polar bears. 

Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall 
Written by Lynn Brunelle
Illustrated Jason Chin
New York: Holiday House, 2024. Picture Book.

The winner of the 2025 Sibert Medal, Life After Whale, is a not-to-be missed timeline of what happens when a whale dies and then goes on to nourish entire ocean ecosystems over the course of a century and beyond. This process, known as a whale fall, is a breathtaking example of the circle of life, and expertly crafted by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin. 










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