Well… fine painted illustrations match up with a narrative of a girl riding on the back of a flying whale through the cosmos to things unexplained – like the hippyish rubbish that constitutes the plot. I was all on board for the design, but the story (such as it is) left so much to be desired, you'll wonder if your child audience has nits or is just scratching his/her head at the rubbish you've just shared with them. This really is a case where the quality of the pictures cannot redeem the words, and it has to remain at one star.

Utterly charming book of either a dream, or a real flying whale, who visits a girl one night, and takes her on an adventures.

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The pictures of the world that the whales travels through is gorgeous. And the whale teaches Ida to see beyond what she is looking for.

Thanks to NEtgalley for making this book available for an honest Verviers.

Gorgeous illustrations about a little girl's fantastical journey with a flying whale. Perfect for kids who like stories that include sweet and gentle adventures.

This is an interesting book - the illustrations are gorgeous, the layout of the words on the page is interesting and fun, but the prose itself is all a bit plain. There's an underlying charm, but there isn't a lot of zest, fun, or 'read aloud' delights for the little ones listening to the story.

A nice tale that perhaps lost something in translation? It's a gorgeous book, but just an okay story. I'm not sure how much me and Miss 3 will be re-reading this one, though it looks really lovely.

So beautiful, I read it twice. The story and the illustrations are just perfect companions to each other. I can’t wait to read this with my nephew.

This book's artwork was absolutely beautiful. Following Ida, and you guessed it, a whale on their midnight excursion through the sky.

What stood out most about this picture book was the free verse. It's a beautiful introduction to poetry, The format was unique, really slowing down the reader allowing us to savor every word choice, every word location, and every line. Beautifully done. Beautifully, beautifully done.

This is one that will be read many times over with my children.