The Whale Who Wanted More

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This is probably the longest children’s book my kids have ever agreed to listen to, which is fantastic. It takes me a good few minutes to go through it once. Sometimes, I’ll read it to my (less than 1-year-old) son twice in a row. He’s always calm when I read it to him, thanks to the beautiful illustrations and the fantastic rhythm. Her work aims to capture a free way of thinking - one which makes you feel anything is possible, a feeling all too easily lost with the end of childhood. When we’re all grown-up, sometimes we just need a little nudge to remember it’s been there all along. Talk about a noble goal, well done Humphrey! Once we know our goal or our “why” our journey becomes easier (or at least more bearable) and we get more motivated. 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?

She explores the lovliness of words and the magic of pictures, revelling in a world of jam-eating miniature bears and other made-up animals. One day, Humphrey comes across the beautiful reef. Initially, he sees it as a source of more things to collect. The reef residents are too busy fighting, so they don’t notice the huge whale heading their way. There are quite a few, I’ll share the two that resonated with me the most, as someone pursuing FI (Financial Independence):Veľryba, čo chcela viac je milý, nenáročný a predsa poučný príbeh, ktorý tých najmenších nenásilnou formou učí rozpoznať, čo je v živote skutočne dôležité a čo si lesk privlastňuje len tak, naoko. 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. The whale who wanted more” is a story about Humphrey, a whale, and his quest. Humphrey keeps collecting material possessions in the hope of feeling whole and happy (did someone say “hedonic treadmill”?*). As you can guess, just like in real life, it doesn’t work. Instead, he keeps collecting more and more possessions without becoming any happier. No dobre, neboli to len horúčavy, veľkú rolu zohrala aj prílišná zvedavosť, ktorú na scestné chodníčky zlanárili dychberúce ilustrácie usmievajúce sa zo stránok knihy, no slovo dalo slovo a ani som nevedela ako, už som v rukách obracala nádhernú detskú jednohubku Veľryba, čo chcela viac. 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.

The daunting prospect invigorated him. “If there’s no risk, then why bother?” Fraser, now 53, says. “I want to learn from the people I’m working with at this point in my career. I’ve had such variety, a lot of high highs and low lows, so what I’m keen for, in the second half of my time doing this, is to feel like I’m contributing to the craft and I’m learning from it. This is a prime opportunity. I wanted to disappear into it. My hope was that I would become unrecognizable.” 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. Humphrey remembers he’s actually a great singer. He sings for all the creatures in the reef. Everyone’s happy and he decides to stop collecting things. Instead, he decides to stay with his new friends as he finally feels happy and whole. Style A lot of people who reach FI say the same thing. They all say that reaching FI didn’t automatically make them happy, their problems didn’t magically fade away.

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Ideally, I don’t want the book to be too short, I want my kids to be able to focus on a book for at least a couple of minutes**. At the same time, there’s a beautiful reef full of fish and other sea creatures, who are busy fighting with each other about various things. In Aronofsky’s The Whale, we spend five days with Charlie. The film is not shy about showing compulsive binge eating as part of this man’s day-to-day life (and demise). “Unfortunately, so many characters portrayed in the media who are living with obesity are treated awfully—either they’re humiliated, made fun of, or just living in squalor,” Aronofsky says. “That was never Charlie. Obesity is just part of what Charlie is. After 10 minutes of spending time with Charlie, that’s the breakthrough that we hope the film has [for viewers].” 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.”) 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