Swimming, singing, and blowing bubbles — children and baby whales love many of the same things! This lyrical picture book compares the parent-child relationship with the bond between a mother humpback whale and her calf, showing how their underwater lives are touchingly like our own. (From Greystone Kids)

Beryl Young is a Vancouver-based author of several for children, including picture books, middle-grade novels, and biographies.

Sakika Kikuchi is a Japanese artist and illustrator of children's books.