Tiffany Stone is a children's poet and critically acclaimed picture book author. She was inspired to write Little Narwhal, Not Alone by her lifelong affinity with the North (her dad worked in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland) and by her volunteer work with new immigrants. She lives in B.C. with her family and a plethora of pets. Ashlyn Anstee is an illustrator who spent her summers growing up swimming in the waters of the Canadian west coast. She's written and illustrated three books, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their cats. Marie Noel was born in France where she studied marine biology. Her passion for marine mammals led her to travel and study in Belgium, Sweden, the US, and finally the west coast of Canada where she completed her PhD at the University of Victoria, British Columbia (2013). She specialises in investigating the levels and impacts of contaminants in marine mammals. She has worked on gray seals from the Baltic Sea, beluga whales from the western Arctic and harbour seals and killer whales from the Pacific Northwest. She currently manages the Ocean Wise Conservation Association's Ocean Pollution Research Program and resides in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada.
“A touching tale of overcoming obstacles, accepting one another, and finding common ground—or common water—despite our differences.” —Hakai Magazine “This picture book about an interspecies friendship has plenty of lessons for humans, too.” —Kirkus Reviews “An unusual true story of friendship beyond species.” —The International Educator “Based on a true story of the remarkable friendship of a narwhal who was more than 600 miles from his home in the Arctic, and a group of beluga whales [...] Little Narwhal, Not Alone goes a long way in describing the possibilities of friendship for all living things.” —Books to Borrow, Books to Buy