# The Snail and the Whale

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Podcast: [Stories for my kids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-i-tell-my-kids-7036793)
Published: 2026-05-04T00:57:21+00:00
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## Resource

The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson is a charming rhyming story about a tiny snail with a desire to see the world who hitches a ride on a humpback whale's tail . Together, they journey past icebergs, volcanoes, and coral reefs, but when the whale gets beached, the tiny snail rescues him by alerting a local school, proving that even the small can make a big difference.

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