“Heck, yeah, collapsible ribs!” A Talk with Candace Fleming about Her Incredible New Title, Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic

It is not the first narwhal nonfiction picture book to grace our children’s bookshelves. Yet when I first saw Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming, with art from Deena So’Oteh (out on shelves October 22nd), I was floored. Much as she did with books like Honeybee or Giant Squid, Fleming has a preternatural ability to deep dive into critters and creatures that might otherwise not get the full attention they deserve. And how much, really, do you know about narwhals vs. what you think y...