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After Grandpa dies, a girl and her mother kayak the Pacific Coast looking for the whales he loved. There is so much to see as they paddle through white-tipped waves and calm coves: glowing moon jellies, fluttering anemones and slippery seals. All the while, the girl watches for whales. Could one be swimming beneath their kayak or along the shore of their camp? Are the whales even there? 

Finally, in the dark of night, they hear them — pushhhhhhhh, pushhhhhhh — humpbacks breathing in the bay. 

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     In this lyrical story, luminously illustrated by Crystal Smith, mom       and daughter find the space to grieve Grandpa and reconnect             with each other in the wild beauty of nature. And they come to         realize that — perhaps like whales — those we’ve loved

     are always with us, even if we don’t see them anymore.