Little Flash's family travels as one big group of shimmering silver fish all over the ocean, but Flash likes to strike out on his own to explore. When Flash comes across a big black thing in the water, he's not sure what to make of it. Could it be a mountain? But mountains don't have eyes, and they don't have teeth, and they certainly don't talk. No, this is not a mountain at all; it's a baby whale—and she's lost in the vast ocean! Can Flash and his family help the whale find her mama and papa?

Flash was a little silver fish who liked to strike out on his own, swimming away from his family. One day he discovered a massive black whale who, despite her size, was a baby, and had gotten separated from her parents. Working with his family, Flash reunited the lost cetacean family, thereby making a friend for life...

Originally published in Israel as כספיון הדג הקטן, this was apparently the first of a trilogy of picture-books about the adventures of this little fish, although Flash the Fish is the only one thus far to be translated. I have seen this book compared unfavorably to titles like The Rainbow Fish, which is perhaps to be expected, given that both tell the story of a piscine hero who is depicted on the page using some kind of shiny, glittery paper. That said, I actually prefer this simple tale to that of the Rainbow Fish, which has always struck me as having an unhealthy view of balancing individuality and communal harmony. The story here is simple but heartwarming, and the artwork very appealing. Recommended to anyone looking for picture-books about helping those in need. ( )