From the time Gilbert the Great White Shark was a tiny pup, Raymond the Remora stuck to him like glue.
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Raymond was always on Gilbert's side.' Then one day, Gilbert wakes up to discover that Raymond has gone.
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Mrs Munch does everything she can to help her little shark come to terms with his loss and - slowly but surely - Gilbert learns to smile a wobbly smile through his sadness.
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He knows that Raymond will always be in his heart and, when mum takes Gilbert to the wreck, a chance meeting helps him find happiness once more.
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Jane Clarke's heart-warming story, exquisitely illustrated by Charles Fuge, is funny and sad in equal measure. Gilbert the Great will touch anyone who has experienced the pain of losing a friend or the joy of making a new one.
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