T started to be fascinated with whales around the time when he turned two. It all started with a nursery rhyme in Japanese called, "Whale's Clock." He watched the animation on TV before departing for the nursery one day, and ever since he has been hooked to the song and everything about whales.
It is sometimes quite funny and also moving to see and feel how he is addicted to the whole oceanic scenario in his mind surrounding this giant animal.
We have also found some children's books featuring whales for him, and they seldom failed to win his love.
If You Want to See a Whale by Julie Fogliano was a very quiet and poetic simple book. T was very willing to sit quietly to hear the story read through.
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| If You Want to See a Whale |
Here is a video clip of the story.
The Unexpected Visitor is a beautifully drawn little book with a big message about the environment. T's dad brought it back to him from England on a business trip.
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| The Unexpected Visitor |
For the Sake of the Whale is the highlight of after-dinner read this week. The story is about the ways in which many sea animals help a whale to dive in the North Pole. The writing is very lively, rhythmic and simple that T would chant with the dad who reads it to him all the time.
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| For the Sake of the Whale! |
While I was doing some search for books this morning, I realize that whales are not unfamiliar in children's books. I am noting down some of the titles here.
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| The Snail and the Whale |
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| Breathe |
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| The Storm Whale in Winter |
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| Following Papa's Song |
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| Peg and the Whale |
Additionally, there is a whale in the nursery rhyme, Baby Beluga.
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