{"product_id":"a-small-blue-whale-isbn-9781524713379","title":"A Small Blue Whale","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Beth Ferry (\u003ci\u003eStick and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e) and talented newcomer Lisa Mundorff comes a gorgeous and utterly charming picture book about a lonely blue whale who learns the meaning of friendship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA small blue whale sits in a silver sea . . . wishing, wanting, waiting for a friend. Waiting is hard, but he doesn’t mind; he’s sure a friend will be worth the wait. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e First, the whale meets a quiet pink cloud, and he thinks \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e might be the friend he’s been waiting for. But when he finds himself in trouble, a group of penguins comes to his rescue and the small blue whale finally gets his wish.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This heartwarming story about friendship—what it looks like, sounds like, tastes like, and \u003ci\u003efeels\u003c\/i\u003e like—will have readers agreeing that a true friend is definitely worth the wait.Beth Ferry reads and writes by the beach in New Jersey. She studied English at the College of William and Mary, and her picture books include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003ci\u003e Stick and Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, \u003ci\u003eLand Shark,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePirate’s Perfect Pet\u003c\/i\u003e. Find out more at bethferry.com and on Twitter at @bethferry1.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lisa Mundorff is a Portland-based artist whose illustrations have appeared in magazines, advertising, books, and more. She is a graduate of the Pacific Northwest College of Art, where she majored in illustration. Lisa was awarded the Grand Prize at the SCBWI Western Washington Portfolio Show and is also a winner of the Tomie dePaola Award for picture-book illustration. Find out more about her at LisaMundorff.com.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300218196197,"sku":"NP9781524713379","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781524713379.jpg?v=1742919185","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-small-blue-whale-isbn-9781524713379","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}