Abigail the whale

Abigail the whale

Davide Calì, 1972-

Book - 2016

Abigail gets discouraged when the other kids call her a whale during swimming class, until her swimming teacher gives her advice for improving her swimming that she uses to help her in class and with other parts of her life.

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Subjects
Imagination > Juvenile fiction.
Swimming > Juvenile fiction.
Overweight children > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Genres
Picture books
Published
Toronto, ON ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books 2016.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Davide Calì, 1972- (author)
Other Authors
Sonja Bougaeva, 1975- (illustrator), Karen Li (translator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm
ISBN
9781771471985
Contents unavailable.
Review by Horn Book Review

In this French import, round-bodied Abigail hates swimming bcause her classmates call her "a whale." Her coach suggests she reframe her thinking ("we are what we think"), and both Abigail's self-perception and the perception of her bullies change for the better. Expressive illustrations showing the fantastical results of Abigail's positive thinking don't compensate for the story's blithe apathy toward the bullying. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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