A Whale of a Wish!

A wonderful and sweet little book, telling the story of one very special, kind and brave whale's encounter with Prophet Yunus. Written in a spirited, child friendly and poetic way, it is both sweet and entertaining. The artwork is also aesthetically stand out, with beautiful colours and constantly playful shapes, lines and textures. The art style reminds me of a more honest, rough and raw stylistic take on the marvellous work seen in examples such as The Snowman, animated features from Studio Ghibli, and the recent Song of the Sea, which speaks volumes about the visual quality on offer. My only negative is that I'd have loved for it to have more pages of work, but I appreciate it has been condensed to be more accessible and fun for children to read and view, and in that respect it is no doubt a complete success. Highly recommended!

This is such a cute book. I love the rhymes and the story cleverly told by the whale. The illustrations are also great.

An entertaining read for inquisitive little minds and an excellent story line that captures the imagination of my son who turns 3 next week!The author is an exceptional writer as even her second book the wondrous web is a firm favourite ! We look forward to adding her 3rd book which is on pre order to our book shelf!Highly recommended Islamic storybook to add to your collection!

what a lovely book! bought for my 4/5 year olds and they both really liked this book. simple rhyming text and beautiful illustrations. a big thumbs up from me and my children. i have just pre ordered the new book by this author and hope its just as good! highly recommend!

What a beautiful book, so finely written. Great for older kids like age 6 plus. My 2 year old found it hard to keep concentrating. But I loved it and I'm certain older children would love it.

I was sceptical to buy yet another Islamic children book but I give this one a try as the picture looks appealing. I made a good choice. The book is well written, the rhyme on the book is very catchy and not too wordy for my three years old son. I did not give the five stars because for the price that we paid I wish the pages are using the glossy paper may be like Eric Carle books? And the picture can be smoother, for example the black lines on the whale can be more defined and refined.

We loved this book. My 3 year old loves following the story to see what the whale actually does. She also likes that he is so kind. We did a craft with related to the story too. Details are here: [...] [...]

Bought this as an educational read for my son Younes, I wanted him to understand the miracle of this prophet. It makes it easier as the text is rhyming. Great bedtime read for my little one.

My kids and I love this book. We enjoyed it so much that I got a second copy to gift. An adorable way to tell an important story. I just love how far Children's Islamic books have come!

Let me just start by saying that I'm an English teacher and run a playgroup so I'm always so weary about Muslim children's books. Namely because they're really not child friendly at all...too much writing, too many difficult words and boring pictures. I have lost count of the amount of times I've bought books for my 4 year old and had to store them away for when he's older. I also struggle to find books I can read at the Muslim playgroup because, well....like I said, everything out there is either not childish at all or just plain boring. This one is different. The rhyming couplets are smart and catchy. The pictures are vibrant and engaging. The way the story is told is unique and simple at the same time. I would read this to members of the playgroup who range from ages 2-6 and I can assure you that none of them will lose interest or get lost in all the words. I can't wait to discover more books from this author who I happened to stumble upon by accident. Finally a Muslim children's book that is on the same level as the secular children's picture book industry. There are so few out there so this one is a keeper! I would just suggest that any future books by the author are a bit bigger. This one is ever so slightly smaller than A4 size which is great and very common for kids' books, but I guess it's just my personal taste, I like my kiddie books nice and huge haha. If you buy this you won't be disappointed and most importantly neither will your child. A great way to introduce a story from the Quran to little ones.

This is a very well written book with cute rhymes. My 7 and 4 year olds both love it!

Well written

Such a cute book! Every Muslim kid’s bookshelf should have a copy of this book. I’ve bought multiple ones as gifts and everyone has loved it so far! Would definitely recommend.