{"product_id":"whale-that-was-unexpected","title":"Whale, That Was Unexpected","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhale, That Was Unexpected\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Casey Lyall, illustrated by Kathryn Durst, is a picture book about Maude, a stoic seafarer who heads out to fish with her dog Claude the way she has for years, right until a whale swallows them both. Maude does not care for the unexpected. She does, however, love a party, so a farewell party it is. Then more creatures get swallowed, the guest list keeps growing, and Maude, who does not love crowds, has to keep revising the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe joke running underneath is Maude arguing with the narrator, correcting the story and asking, repeatedly, if the whole thing could please hurry along. Durst gives Maude and Claude the same bulbous nose and the same yellow foul-weather gear, and the timing between the words and the pictures does a lot of the work. Two starred reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003eAges 3–7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45558097772591,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0072\/7285\/7647\/files\/WhaleThatWasUnexpected.jpg?v=1783080725","url":"https:\/\/www.parkette.ca\/products\/whale-that-was-unexpected","provider":"Parkette.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}