“This breath-by-breath glimpse offers a magnificent snapshot of an otherwise hidden moment that conveys with deep emotional impact the parallels of creaturely life..”

“ Lanan’s fluid, pristine artwork echoes the underwater photography, with clear, blue-washed images that suggest both immense grandeur and the shadowy sublime. . . . A brief yet powerful moment of intimacy, inspiration, and awe.”

“If ever the description of a rare natural encounter will leave readers filled with wonder, look to these spare, luminous observations of a sperm-whale pod clustering about a just-born calf.”

“A masterpiece of illustration, this book is essential for all collections”

“Pair this with the exploration of a whale’s death in Brunelle’s magnificent Life After Whale foran informative look at the beginning and the ending of one of Earth’s most fascinating creatures.”