Ahab and the White Whale
$46.07
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
Summary
Get the story of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick from the weird-but-lovable villain, Captain Ahab, in this silly and thrilling kids picture book for ages 5-9! Ahab’s beautifully illustrated, off-kilter adventure on the high seas offers an important lesson on obsession and staying true to yourself.
On the island of Nantucket lives the greatest whaling captain of all time. Call him Ahab. He has long searched for the great white whale known as Moby Dick. Whenever Ahab heard any news of the w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896230052 |
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| Author: | Manuel Marsol, Chloe Garcia Roberts |
| Publisher: | New York Review Books |
| Imprint: | NYRB Kids |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 324mm x 239mm |
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Critics Review
“’Call me Ahab.’ With that declarative opening (and callback), Marsol establishes a voice both grand and fragile. The first-person narration is spare, rhythmic, and incantatory…Marsol’s illustrations deepen the psychological landscape…A visually arresting, linguistically restrained meditation on obsession that rewards careful readers and invites discussion of voice, perspective, and the slippery nature of truth.” —School Library Journal
“In this lush, meditative retelling of Moby-Dick, Marsol evokes a markedly different vibe than the original, rendering Captain Ahab as more dreamer than diabolical. Ahab himself narrates via spare, conversational text that takes a reckoning tone… This contemplative and elliptical take may not cast a wide net, but it’s still a whale of a tale—one in which obsession opens Ahab to wonder rather than sealing his fate.” —Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Manuel Marsol
Manuel Marsol is an illustrator and children’s book author, born and based in Madrid. He received the International Edelvives Illustrated Album Award for Ahab and the White Whale.
Chloe Garcia Roberts is a writer and translator of Spanish and Chinese literature based in Cambridge, MA. She translated the poetry of Li Shangyin for the NYRB Poets series and her latest book is an original collection of essays titled Fire Eater.
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