Whale in a Fishbowl

By Troy Howell, Richard Jones (Illustrator)

A whale in a fishbowl dreams of the distant sea. Will she find freedom?

3.8/5 Goodreads · 652 ratings

36 pages· 568 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud

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Wednesday, a whale confined to a city fishbowl, glimpses a distant blue horizon. When a girl whispers, "You belong in the sea," Wednesday's curiosity ignites. Can she leap beyond her glass prison to discover the ocean's embrace? As she soars higher than ever, a chain of events unfolds, promising freedom and the hope of finding others like her. This poignant tale of longing and liberation will tug at your heartstrings and leave you cheering for Wednesday's daring journey to her true home.

From the publisher

Wednesday is a whale who lives in a fishbowl smack dab in the middle of a city—it’s the only home she’s ever known. Cars whizz around her and people hurry past; even the sun and moon circle above. But if she leaps high enough out of her bowl, Wednesday can see it: a calm bit of blue off in the distance. When a girl in a paisley dress tells Wednesday “You belong in the sea,” the whale starts to wonder, what is the sea? Readers will cheer—and get all choked up— when, one day, Wednesday leaps higher than ever before and sets in motion a breathtaking chain of events that will carry her to her rightful home. Touching, and ultimately uplifting, here is a story about a lonely creature longing to be free—and longing to find someone just like her.

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