Lilly's grandmother tells her the story of the whales she loved as a child. How she waited by the ocean, with a special gift for the whales - and how they finally came to her, with a special gift of their own. This tape of an award-winning book includes other whale tales from round the world.

 

This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.

This is a short story book. This book was published 1993 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Dyan Sheldon is a popular and highly respected author of books for teens and pre-teens as well as a number of stories for younger readers. American by birth, Dyan lives in London, NW1. www. dyansheldon. co. uk