The Beautiful Flying Whale and
the Tale of the Little Galaxy
The Beautiful Flying Whale and the Tale of the Little Galaxy recounts adventures of the beautiful flying whale. The story tells of the flying whale that flies up every evening from his home in Whale Fjord, to see how the children are getting along. He visits Steinn and his sister Rosa when they cannot get to sleep one evening, and tells them the story of how people came to have hair on their heads.
This delightful tale is ideal for children aged 3 to 7.
Ólafur Gunnarsson is known for his novels including Trolls´ Cathedral, which was nominated for the Icelandic Literary prize, and Potter´s Field. He has also written a children's play, Rainbow Boy, and children's books, the Sealions and the Beautiful Flying Whale, a very popular book which has been published in many languages.
Illustrations are by Halla Sólveig Þorgeirsdóttir. She is a graduate in Illustration from University of Hartford, USA, and she was awarded the Charles Salisbury Award for outstanding work.
In English.
Hardcover with 32 pages.