These whales are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, in your suitcase, beside your inflatable pillow as you nestle in the yurt.

They each come with a note card:

This whale is as large as a galaxy

and has chosen to live here on Earth within a small body

of sturdy stardust. To be able fit in your hand.

Whales have navigated life on Earth for 50 million years.

They swim through forests, canyons, and deserts

of the past, present, and future.

They have learned to hear brightness in the dark.

Our human realm is only 6 million years old.

Scattered throughout, as numerous and luminous

as stars in the night sky, are stories

of whales and other cetaceans appearing

at critical moments to assist the lost,

struggling, and endangered.

May this whale accompany you.

Steadfast and true, on your own journey.