諾伊和爸爸,還有六隻貓,一起住在海邊。去年夏天,暴風雨過後,諾伊解救了一隻在岸邊擱淺的鯨魚。他和爸爸一起把鯨魚帶回海裡,一個真正該屬於牠的地方。但是,諾伊一直無法忘記他的朋友,希望能再看到鯨魚。冬天來了,島嶼四周的海洋慢慢結滿了冰,諾伊的爸爸展開了最後一趟航程。那天晚上,諾伊等了很久,爸爸都還沒有回家。於是,他準備到海邊去看看,卻只發現爸爸的船被困在冰中。諾伊爬到船上去,卻沒看到爸爸,就在諾伊感到害怕、不知該怎麼辦才好的時候,船竟然搖搖晃晃的前進……諾伊能不能找到爸爸呢?
本書特色
這個充滿感情的故事的核心是永恆友誼的喜悅,帶給孩子溫柔而真實的感受。
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----中文簡介擷取自中譯本《那天來的鯨魚回來了(二版)》,阿布拉出版
A follow-up to the best-selling The Storm Whale, winner of the 2014 inaugural Oscar's First Book Prize in association with the Evening Standard.
It’s winter time and Noi’s island is covered in a blanket of snow. Even the sea is icing over. Noi is worried about the little whale he saved last summer: Can he survive the harsh conditions? Little does Noi know that it’s the little whale’s turn to save him. A magical and touching story about a lasting friendship. A truly beautiful work packing a real emotional punch.
‘At the heart of this emotionally charged story is the joy of a lasting friendship, tender and true’ Fiona Noble for The Bookseller, Children’s Book of the Month