The Snail and the Whale
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The Snail and the Whale is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler that tells the rhyming story of a tiny snail who travels the world on the tail of a humpback whale.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Snail and the Whale canonical | 2 |
| The Snail and the Whale (film) | 2 |
| The Snail and the Whale (stage adaptation) | 1 |
| The Snail and the Whale (television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6296754 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Snail and the Whale Context triple: [Martin Pope, notableWork, The Snail and the Whale]
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A.
The Snail
The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
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B.
How the Whale Got His Throat
"How the Whale Got His Throat" is one of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, a whimsical origin tale explaining how the whale came to have a narrow throat.
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C.
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a 1958 children's book by Dr. Seuss comprising three rhyming tales that use whimsical characters and absurd situations to explore themes of power, vanity, and personal responsibility.
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D.
Octopus's Garden
"Octopus's Garden" is a whimsical, sea-themed song by the Beatles, written and sung by drummer Ringo Starr and featured on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
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E.
"The Tale of the Oyster"
"The Tale of the Oyster" is a witty, satirical song from the 1929 Cole Porter musical comedy *Fifty Million Frenchmen*, known for its clever lyrics and darkly humorous narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Snail and the Whale Target entity description: The Snail and the Whale is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler that tells the rhyming story of a tiny snail who travels the world on the tail of a humpback whale.
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A.
The Snail
The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
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B.
How the Whale Got His Throat
"How the Whale Got His Throat" is one of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, a whimsical origin tale explaining how the whale came to have a narrow throat.
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C.
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is a 1958 children's book by Dr. Seuss comprising three rhyming tales that use whimsical characters and absurd situations to explore themes of power, vanity, and personal responsibility.
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D.
Octopus's Garden
"Octopus's Garden" is a whimsical, sea-themed song by the Beatles, written and sung by drummer Ringo Starr and featured on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
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E.
"The Tale of the Oyster"
"The Tale of the Oyster" is a witty, satirical song from the 1929 Cole Porter musical comedy *Fifty Million Frenchmen*, known for its clever lyrics and darkly humorous narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | children's picture book ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated television special
ⓘ
theatrical stage play ⓘ |
| author | Julia Donaldson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| feature |
colorful illustrations
ⓘ
rhyming text ⓘ |
| format |
audio book
ⓘ
board book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
picture book ⓘ rhyming story ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Snail and the Whale (stage adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and the Whale (television film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Snail and the Whale
|
| hasAnimalProtagonists | yes ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-333-98224-4 ⓘ |
| hasMoral | even the smallest creature can help in a big way ⓘ |
| illustrationMedium | drawings with watercolor-like coloring ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | cartoon-like ⓘ |
| illustrator | Axel Scheffler ⓘ |
| intendedUse | read-aloud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
humpback whale
ⓘ
tiny snail ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 32 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler picture books ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Children's Books
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
|
| readingLevel | preschool to early primary ⓘ |
| setting | various locations around the world ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
early readers
ⓘ
young children ⓘ |
| teaches |
cooperation
ⓘ
respect for nature ⓘ that small creatures can make a big difference ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
ⓘ
courage ⓘ environmental awareness ⓘ friendship ⓘ helping others ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Snail and the Whale Description of subject: The Snail and the Whale is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler that tells the rhyming story of a tiny snail who travels the world on the tail of a humpback whale.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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