Mr.Miniscule & the Whale

Written by Julian Tuwim

Illustrated by Bohdan Butenko

This rhyming adventure tells the story of Mr Miniscule, a teeny tiny explorer with a BIG dream who sets off on the vast ocean in search of a big blue whale, only to find a big blue island. Or could he be wrong?

Mr Miniscule and the Whale is a timeless children’s classic known and treasured by three generations of Poles, now finally available in English.

  Julian Tuwim (1894–1953) was one of Poland’s leading poets. He won fame not just for his adult verse but also for his rhymes for children, many of which are classics known to every Polish child. Nobody knows if he ever set out to sea to see a whale.

Bohdan Butenko (born 1931) is one of Poland’s top illustrators, whose drawings appear in more than 200 children’s books. He has won many prizes, among them the 2012 Order of the Smile – a special medal awarded by children to adults who are particularly kind to them.

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Together with the Embassy of Poland in Wellington publishing house Book Island will launch this book on Tuesday 18 March at 3.30pm at the Wellington City Library. The launch will be followed by a workshop for children age 4-8. 

Please confirm your attendance by sending an e-mail to greet@bookisland.co.nz before 15 March.