Do You Speak Fish?: A story about communicating and understanding

by DJ Corchin, Dan Dougherty (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

From the duo behind A Thousand No's comes a quirky, clever, and thought-provoking story about a boy who is frustrated when finding out that animals don't understand him. "What a rude fish", "Hey Lion, talk to me!", "What's your problem, bee?" With full-color illustrations, Do You Speak Fish is the perfect opportunity to introduce differences in language, culture and opinion to young children.

Teach kids about cross-cultural communication and reaching out to others with this simple, heartwarming story

Perfect for those looking for:

stories about connection

colorful, engaging art

books about communication and respecting others

classroom picture books

When a boy comes across a fish and says hello, the fish does not respond. The boy is shocked. What a rude fish! But soon he realizes that it isn't up to the fish to speak Boy. Rather, if he wants to communicate, it's up to the boy to take the time to learn how to speak Fish.

Celebrate the connections we have to those different from us with Do You Speak Fish!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728219226
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	10/05/2021
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	310,508
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD450L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

DJ Corchin is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. He uses his unique humor and wit to focus on socially conscious messages involving kindness, communication, and emotional awareness. He currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.

Dan Dougherty is the writer and illustrator behind several comics and children’s books. When he isn’t making comics, Dan teaches how to make them at the International School of Comics in Chicago.

Editorial Reviews

"A gregarious little boy is annoyed that the animals and insects he greets won’t speak to him in return. The absurdity of the premise guarantees laughs from readers. They will enjoy watching the boy practice speaking with the animals in their languages, especially the lion, who can’t stop laughing... The slick cartoon illustrations are vivid and eye-catching, the pacing of the page turns timed well for humor. A funny read-aloud with a great message." — Kirkus Reviews

"... a perfect tale for social-emotional learning, especially in regard to understanding differences." — School Library Connection

From the Publisher

2021-08-31
A gregarious little boy is annoyed that the animals and insects he greets won’t speak to him in return.

When the unnamed boy, who presents Black, says hello to a fish, he is annoyed that it doesn’t respond. The boy calls the fish rude and walks away. He happens upon a lion. After he says hello and the lion doesn’t speak, the boy screams at the lion, who roars at him in turn. Next, he meets a bee who doesn’t speak and also doesn’t like being yelled at, so it buzzes and chases him. He continues on until he meets a tree who is fluent in Kid. The tree tells him that the animals can’t communicate with him because he doesn’t speak their languages and they don’t speak his. The boy thinks to wonder how he can understand the tree, and the tree informs him, “I learned to speak Kid from a frog.” The absurdity of the premise guarantees laughs from readers. They will enjoy watching the boy practice speaking with the animals in their languages, especially the lion, who can’t stop laughing (readers will find out why at the very end). The slick cartoon illustrations are vivid and eye-catching, the pacing of the page turns timed well for humor. The boy seems to have no teeth (a dramatic contrast to the lion’s dentition), which may be an additional point of humor for readers.

A funny read-aloud with a great message. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews