The Whale Who Wanted More

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I am a fan of Rachel Bright and this book does not disappoint. Humphrey the whale roams the ocean, seeking undersea treasure. He finds plenty of items, but he cannot find the thing that will make him feel content. He encounters a feisty crab, Crystal, who challenges him, “YOU are the Whale who ALWAYS wants MORE/ But WHAT are you really wanting it FOR?” Humphrey starts to realise that it is not possessions that will fill his sense of longing. It is only when he gives, rather than takes that he feels fulfilled.

There’s a brilliant post by “Wait but why” titled “The tail end”. It’s one of my all-time favourite texts. It shows that by the time your kids turn 18, you’ve already spent the vast majority of the time you’ll ever spend with them (the same holds for you and your parents, of course). It really highlighted the importance of spending time with your kids. Vábivo pôsobiace mušle všakovakých tvarov, trblietavé cetky a kde-tu zatúlaný poklad námorníkov či petrofarebné koraly. Emil to chce všetko a ešte viac. Hrabe, zhromažduje a kopí, zbierka vzácností sa mu pomaly ale isto rozrastá, no jemu to akosi stále nestačí, skutočné šťastie ho miľovými krokmi obchádza. Po čom teda vlastne tak veľmi baží? More money (and material possessions) is rarely what makes you happy in the long term. Happiness comes from fulfilment (this can be paid work) and spending time doing things that are important to you with people you love. FI allows you to do that.My whole goal in this FI journey that I’m on is to free my time to focus on feeling fulfilment and spending time with family. Fulfilment A stunning undersea tale of friendship, community and discovery from the bestselling creators of The Lion Inside.Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view.And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep . . .Humphrey the whale is on a quest: to find the one perfect object that will make him feel complete. He roams far and wide, gathering endless undersea treasure as he goes. Yet, no matter how many goodies he accumulates, Humphrey still doesn't feel content. Could it be friendship, not possessions, that will really make Humphrey's heart sing?A sparkling rhyming tale that encourages sharing and kindness, this heartwarming story of friendship is perfect for reading aloud. Details e-book The Whale Who Wanted More

I like the “rhythm” of the book to be easy. The reading should “flow”. A great example of this is the book “Sugarlump and the unicorn”, which I’ve read so many times, I now know it by heart. Viac, viac... Nuž, kto by nechcel - veľryby či ľudia, zrejme každý z nás chce čas od času od života čosi viac, čosi lepšie či väčšie, otázne však je, čo pre nás to tajomné "viac" vlastne znamená. Viac hmotných statkov, materiálneho bohatstva a nepodstatných zbytočností? Či naopak viac lásky a porozumenia?The whole ensemble rehearsed for three weeks, Fraser says, Aronofsky instructing them to think of one another as a “theater company,” in the trenches. The results are rich: Hong Chau brings wry tenacity as Charlie’s caregiver, while Samantha Morton gets a showstopper of a single scene. And 20-year-old Stranger Things star Sink stunned her collaborators as a mercurial, deeply damaged teen: Says Aronofsky, “To be around someone that young and that in control of their craft and that prepared and professional—I was always blown away, as, I think, was Brendan.” (Indeed Fraser was: “I had a front-row seat to watch this kid win the game ball every single day she worked.”)

Finally, I want the book to have a nice message. I want the moral of the story to be something that will add value to my kids’ lives.I give this book a 9.5/10. We borrowed it from the library a couple of weeks ago and I lost count of how many times I’ve read it. I enjoyed it so much that I had to write about it, despite it being a children’s book.