{"product_id":"picture-book-whale-that-was-unexpected","title":"Picture Book - Whale, That Was Unexpected","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO STARRED REVIEWS! • A classic but contemporary tale for 3-to-7-year-olds featuring a hilariously grumpy seafarer and her trusty dog sidekick who get swallowed by a whale. For fans of Caldecott Honor books\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBear Came Along\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeave Me Alone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStoic seafarer Maude and her canine sidekick Claude head out to fish as they have done every day for many years. But this time, something unexpected happens. (Maude hates it when something unexpected happens.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey get swallowed by a whale. What does one do when one is swallowed by a whale? Throw a farewell party, I guess. (Maude loves a good party.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHilarity ensues as more and more creatures get swallowed and Maude has to keep changing her party plans. (Maude does not love crowds.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill Maude and the whale part ways, or is this the end? (Maude would prefer it if we could hurry this up.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOkay, okay. Read on to find out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCASEY LYALL\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003elives in Southwestern Ontario where she also works at her local library (and waits for management to discover they're actually paying her to have fun). When she's not writing, Casey loves to bake, doodle and learn extremely groan-worthy jokes to tell her friends. Casey is the author of the humorous middle-grade mystery series Howard Wallace, P.I. and books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spoonful of Frogs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampire Jam Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHRYN DURST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a graduate of Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. She has a background in animation, having interned with Pixar Animation Studios. Kathryn has illustrated numerous children's books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're In Good Paws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Polite Predators books and the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestseller from Paul McCartney, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHey Grandude!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e When she is not illustrating books, she can be found playing the accordion, growing vegetables, folk dancing or putting on shadow puppet shows. She lives in Toronto, Canada, with her grumpy mini dachshund named Chili Dog.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCasey Lyall (Local Ontarian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrator: Kathryn Durst (Local Torontonian!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eProduct dimensions: 48\u003cspan\u003e pages, 11.25in x 10.5 x 0.47 in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e Jun 30, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eTundra Book Group\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003eRecommended for ages 3-7. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48900914938112,"sku":"9781774883617","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/files\/9781774883617-whale-that-was-unexpected-casey-lyall-playful-minds-toronto-canada.jpg?v=1782748752","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/picture-book-whale-that-was-unexpected","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}