Davy spends his free time daydreaming on a hillside by the bay thinking about the orca whales that live in the waters below. His dreams feel so real, but when he tells the fishermen in town about them, they laugh him off and tell him the orcas are dangerous. Davy is determined to make their acquaintance. During a dream, Davy plans how he might do this and sets his plan in action. By painting the underside of a boat to look like an orca whale, the orcas are not so afraid of his boat and they come to greet him. Davy has finally found his friends! On the way home as the sun sets, Davy's boat strikes some rocks and starts to sink! Luckily, his new friends are nearby to rescue Davy and get him to the shore safely. This is a sweet story by a local Washington author that I have had the honor of meeting on several occasions. The illustrations are gorgeous and really capture the feeling of the hills and waterways of the Pacific Northwest and the majesty of the orca whales. A local classic!

This is a story about a little boy named Davy who dreams about sailing with the wild orca whales and has a dream about a way to accomplish that dream. He goes into action to see if his dream will work and weather he can get the chance to swim with the orcas.
Source: Pierce County Library
Ages: 4-6

This book is not on any of the bibliographies (that I saw anyway), but I believe it just has to be on any list of the world's best picture books. It is the story of Davy, who builds a sailboat to go see the orca whales he's heard of. At first he has no luck, but then he thinks to paint the bottom of his boat like a whale, and soon has more luck than he coud have ever imagined. This is a great book for those who like to day-dream.