This book presents three heart-warming stories of youth: “The Stained-Glass Ocean,” “Mother’s Humpback Whale,” and “19 Letters from Flushing.” The narrative, which is masterfully paced for both children and young adults, depicts environments like New York City and the Maine coast in breathtaking detail, just as the illustrations do with graceful lines and vivid color. Told from a child’s perspective, these stories celebrate the warmth and undying strength of family love, even as they wade into the deeper, colder waters of sickness and loss.
Mother’s Humpback Whale is the kind of book a child can read once and remember for the rest of her life.
