The Storm Whale

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Soon, up ahead, we saw not a whale but hundreds of sea birds gathering above the surface of the water. They were circling and hovering then slipping into the foamy waves, which our guide knew meant only one thing – where there were birds there were fish and where there were fish there would be whales. It was feeding time. From that moment Noi and his dad started spending more time together and Noi enjoyed every moment he spent with his dad. A beautiful ending to this heartwarming story. Noi and his dad spending time together. This summer after having written two books about The Storm Whale, and never having seen a whale in the wild, I decided it was about time that I did. My wife and I chose to visit Iceland – we had wanted to go there for a long time – and whilst there we would make a special trip to see some whales with our own eyes. I had heard that the best place in Europe to see whales, the whale-watching hotspot, was in the north of Iceland near a place called Húsavík.

Intensely atmospheric, full of biting cold, tender detail and warm light, this is a book to cuddle up with” – The GuardianNoi was so happy to find his dad. They safely reach home and never fails to remember the story of the snowy night and how the storm whale rescued Noi, just like he rescued it last summer. A beautiful ending just like the last sequel. Noi with his dad NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. This cookie is set by TVSquared to measure impressions, reach and outcomes across linear and digital TV. heartwarming story of family and friendship with striking artwork that perfectly captures the seaside world." – The Big Issue Noi decided not to tell his dad about the whale and he sneaked in some fish for the whale before being found by his dad. Seeing Noi’s scared face, Noi’s dad realised how Noi was alone in the house and how he yearned for a friend. Noi’s dad said it’s hard to say goodbye to your friend, but he will make things alright between them. Noi’s dad found out about the whale.

Noi rescued the storm whale at the end of summer and he never stopped thinking of the storm whale from then. It was the start of winter and Noi’s dad decided to go fishing one last time. He left with his boat and didn’t return. The story of Noi Using voices or improvise instruments to make the sounds of a stormy sea. This is more fun if you do it together, perhaps recording your stormy sea sound effects. Paint a picture Fiction story or non-fiction book, the curious mind will always find questions and we should be prepared to answer them at any time.

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This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Once children have become familiar with the story they could tell it to you, using the pictures as a guide. It is fine if children not yet reading use their own words for this. Talk about the story Benji Davies is fast establishing himself as a leading light in children’s picture books” – Huffington Post

Give your child a simple folded paper book. They could pretend they are Noi and write their diary in it – telling how he found the whale and took it home. Make up a story WDC is delighted to be working with author and illustrator of The Storm Whale children’s’ books, Benji Davies, to help bring the wonder of whales and dolphins to children across the world through his tales of Noi and his friend, The Storm Whale.Benji recently spoke to WDC about his trip to see whales swimming wild and free in the waters off Iceland, and his connection with these magnificent creatures. We in this house love the sea and any stories about it, so this picture book caught our eye immediately. Age 3-7 The Storm Whale is a story about a lonely boy called Noi. The son of a hardworking fisherman, Noi spends a great deal of time on his own. One day he finds a stranded baby whale on the beach. Can he keep the whale at home? He would love the companionship. The story explores his dilemma and what happens when his father finds a whale in the bath. This is a beautifully illustrated appealing story about being lonely and taking responsibility. It could lead to broader discussions about issues such as animal welfare.A simple but powerful story about loneliness and the love between a parent and child” – New York Times Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user. Linkedin set this cookie to store information about the time a sync took place with the lms_analytics cookie. It took about 45 minutes to get there – that’s all it takes to fly right across Iceland, which is not a very big country. Once we landed it was only a short bus-ride toHúsavík, a sailing port with a beautiful view of snow covered mountains across the bay.

Noi and his dad together rowed the boat and left the whale in the sea. Noi was glad that his dad was with him and he felt much better. They together return the whale to the sea. We climbed aboard our vessel, a large oak bottomed boat with a little white bearded captain at the helm, alongside many other whale tourists who had come here from all over the world to see the same magnificent creatures that we had.

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On the second day of our trip, we had to get up very early in the morning and go to a small airport in the capital Reykjavik where we caught a tiny 18 seater plane northwards to Húsavík. Although it was summer, Iceland lived up to its chilly sounding name. It was cold and raining as we took off – even so, it was very exciting! The two propellers spun round and the little plane lifted up and up until it was high above the clouds, up above the rain and into the bright sunshine.