The Whale who Wanted to be Small, the first book written and illustrated by the best selling Hawaiian children's book author, Gill McBarnet nearly 30 years ago, tells the story of Kanani the baby whale. Kanani is much bigger than any of her sea creature friends, and wishes she was small like them. Only when exposed to the magnificence of her Grandfather does she realize the beauty and value of being a whale.  This charming story of self-esteem will delight children and inform them about one of the giants of the ocean - the Humpback Whale.