How to Put a Whale in a Suitcase
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2019

How to Put a Whale in a Suitcase

By Raul Guridi

A boy must fit his life into one suitcase. Can he pack everything he loves?

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26 pages
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A young boy faces the daunting task of leaving his home, forced to fit his entire world into a single suitcase. As he struggles to pack a whale, a symbol of something much larger, he confronts the heart-wrenching choices of what to take and what to leave behind. Will he manage to carry his past into an uncertain future? This poignant tale explores the emotional journey of migration and the challenge of holding onto what truly matters.

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A thought-provoking and striking new title from Raul Guridi that explores the theme of migration

What happens if you suddenly have to leave your home and put everything you love into one suitcase? How do you begin to fit everything in? As the boy in the book tries to squeeze his whale into a suitcase, it becomes clear that the whale symbolizes something much larger.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
26
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about movingBooks about immigration and emigrationBooks about familyBooks about multigenerationalBooks about social themes
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Book details

Publication
Published
October 29, 2019
Publisher
Tate
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781849766234

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