FICTION

The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish

by Deborah DIESEN
illus. by Dan Hanna. 32p. (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure). Farrar. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780374355494.
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PreS-Gr 1—Mr. Fish has a yuletide pout, as time is running out to find the perfect gift for all his friends on his holiday shopping list. The fun repetitive rhyme "A gift should be big/And a gift should be bright/And a gift should be perfect/Guaranteed to bring delight…" is one readers can chime in on as Mr. Fish keeps searching for the right presents. Lucky for Mr. Fish, his friend Miss Shimmer assures him that the "best gifts come straight from the heart." With the help of Miss Shimmer, he is able to make each of his friends his very own gift.
VERDICT This addition to the "Pout-Pout Fish" series will bring holiday delight.
Reviewed by Diane Olivo-Posner Los Angeles Public Library
In this outing, Mr. Fish races to find perfect gifts for his friends. Brief rhyming text with a repeated refrain gives the predictable Christmas message that thoughtful handmade gifts mean more than those bought in a frenzied shopping spree. Hanna's cartoony illustrations show an underwater world populated with fantastic, expressive sea creatures busily shopping for products such as "Scale Polish" and "Blackbeard's Other Beard."
 , Oct 01, 2015

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