Reader’s Questions (I)
Daniel and I were delighted to receive a kind and interesting letter last week. It was sent by a young reader who liked "A Whale in Paris" enough to thank us for having written the book. She also asked a…
A Whale in Paris — Review
The Historical Novel Society has reviewed “A Whale in Paris” — thank you so much! — and here’s what they say: “This story … delves into the workings of human nature, and teaches young readers valuable life lessons, such as…
Franklin swam onto his first lists!
A WHALE IN PARIS made it on the Scholastic 50 Magical Books for Summer List! “In this magical-realist adventure set during the Nazi occupation of Paris, a girl whose mother is lost at sea and a whale become beacons of hope.…
Exactly 74 years ago
The first page of “A Whale in Paris.”
A Whale in Paris — in Paris
Yes! The Whale has arrived—and I’m in love! ♥♥♥ This is us in front of our home, and you can receive the Whale in your home, too, anywhere in the world. I hope you will all send us pictures when that…
A Whale in Paris
A Whale in Paris is a novel for younger readers by Claire Polders & Daniel Presley (Atheneum Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster, 2018) A hopeful and heroic girl befriends a lost whale during the German occupation of Paris in…
