The Pout-Pout Fish

by Deborah Diesen, Dan Hanna (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Deborah Diesen and Daniel Hanna have created an iconic character in the pout-pout fish who continues to delight children of all ages. It’s not easy looking grumpy all the time, and the pout-pout fish’s friends are finally getting to the bottom of why their scaly friend is always pouting.

The first book in the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series from Deborah Diesen and illustrator Dan Hanna!

Deep in the water,
Mr. Fish swims about
With his fish face stuck
In a permanent pout.

Can his pals cheer him up?
Will his pout ever end?
Is there something he can learn
From an unexpected friend?

Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading "dreary wearies" isn't really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in Deborah Diesen's fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374360962
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	03/18/2008
Series:	Pout-Pout Fish Adventure Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	18,271
Product dimensions:	10.38(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Deborah Diesen is the bestselling author of The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark. She grew up in Midland, Michigan, and started writing poems at a young age. She has worked as a bookseller and a librarian, and now works for a small nonprofit organization, but her greatest joy comes from writing for children. She lives with her family in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

Dan Hanna has over ten years' experience in the animation industry, and his work has appeared on BBC America and the Cartoon Network. He lives in Oxnard, California.

Editorial Reviews

Younger kids will love the repetition of the verses in this tale of a pout-pout fish.” —TIME magazine, from its Top 10 Childrens' Books of 2008 List

“Winning artwork...Hanna's cartoonish undersea world swims with hilarious bug-eyed creatures that ooze personality” —Kirkus Reviews

“Appealing...the cartoon illustrations of undersea life are bright and clean and the protagonist's exaggerated expressions are entertaining.” —School Library Journal

“Diesen's clever rhymes are playful and fun and are sure to keep children's imaginations swimming from page to page.” —Times Record News

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