{"id":38013,"date":"2015-07-23T11:26:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T15:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=38013"},"modified":"2015-08-20T10:03:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T14:03:39","slug":"whale-swimming-pool-joyce-wan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/whale-swimming-pool-joyce-wan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Whale<\/a>“Race you to the pool!” an excited\u00a0little boy sporting bright red trunks shouts on his way out to his backyard. But he’s forced to come full stop because of …\u00a0“Whoa … A whale?!”<\/p>\n

Why, yes, a turquoise oversized fish has taken over the boy’s polka-dotted pool. Even the birds and squirrels aren’t quite sure what to do. “Mooooooom, there’s a whale in my swimming pool,” the boy plaintively reports. But that book she’s reading, or maybe the scorch of the summer heat, has her distracted because Mommy’s\u00a0only reaction is “Great, honey. Don’t\u00a0forget about sunscreen<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Realizing he’s not going to get any maternal guidance [I’m guessing Mommy’s\u00a0utterly absorbed by J.M. Lee’s riveting blockbuster-to-be,\u00a0The Investigation<\/a><\/em>!], the boy tries all manner of ways to reclaim his water, from wishing-will-make-it-so-denial, to offering some pushy help, to providing an alternate water venue (next door with the shark), ahem!<\/p>\n

After an eventual “Arrrghhh!!!!,” the boy figures out how to have \u2013 couldn’t\u00a0resist\u00a0\u2013\u00a0a whale of a good time. At least until he’s called in for naptime. Wouldn’t you know …\u00a0waiting in his room is yet another oversized surprise!<\/p>\n

Author and illustrator Joyce Wan<\/a>\u2019s bold, colorful style is in perfect cahoots with her\u00a0delightful story of young ingenuity and tested\u00a0patience. With just a few lines, Wan gives both the boy and the\u00a0whale a palate of perfect expressions as the boy attempts over and over again to get wet. Wan’s\u00a0wry, sly humor is evident throughout, from the family portrait hall, to fabulous close-ups, to the pink-piggied bribery attempt, to the rock star red Ray-Bans, to the beary-float that hints at what’s to come.<\/p>\n

Amusing and adorable, charming and captivating, this is one adventure your young \u2019uns will\u00a0want to jump into again and again and again.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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