A boy who longs to be a musician, a talking jackdaw and a rainbow pipe with magical powers, introduce this story of Indigo, who charms a whale with his pipe-playing, and finds himself on a journey of discovery. Joyce Dunbar is the author of "Seven Sillies" and "Oops-A-Daisy".

 

There are 26 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1997 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Joyce Dunbar is a widely respected author of more than fifty books for children. Geoffrey Patterson was formerly an interior designer and a set designer for the BBC. He is now an author/illustrator of children's books and was winner of the 1986 Smarties Prize.