Ahab and the White Whale by Marsol, Manuel
Ahab and the White Whale by Marsol, Manuel

Ahab and the White Whale

Get the story of Herman Melville's Moby Dick from the weird-but-lovable villain, Captain Ahab, in this silly...
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Author: Manuel Marsol
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Ahab and the White Whale by Marsol, Manuel

Ahab and the White Whale

$23.94
Ahab and the White Whale by Marsol, Manuel

Ahab and the White Whale

$23.94
Author: Manuel Marsol
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
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 whale, he rushed off to sea in his ship the Pequod. He climbed mountains, scaled sunken wrecks, crossed oceans without any luck. He wasted whole days shut up in his cabin. He traveled to the ends of the earth, but still the whale was not to be found. Ahab spent so much time on the hunt that he even forgot what he was looking for! The sea is a mystery, that much he can say for sure.

In this exquisitely illustrated story inspired by Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Manuel Marsol turns Captain Ahab into a sympathetic, driven goofball with valuable lessons to impart about life, leviathans, and not letting our goals obscure the world right in front of our eyes.

Author: Manuel Marsol
Publisher: Nyrb Kids
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 13.00h x 9.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9798896230052
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/23/2026
School Library Journal 04/01/2026 pg. 63

About the Author
Born and based in Madrid, Manuel Marsol is an illustrator and children's book author. 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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