The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean

by Deborah Diesen, Dan Hanna (Illustrator)

Overview

This board book edition in the New York Times–bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series from Deborah Diesen and illustrator Dan Hanna, The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean, will teach little guppies how to take responsibility for their actions and for the environment.

Mr. Fish and his friends have noticed something strange in their ocean—a big, big MESS! How did it get there? What can they do about it? The closer they look, the more they see where the mess came from . . . and they'll have to work together to get rid of it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374309343
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Series:	Pout-Pout Fish Adventure Series , #4
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	456,846
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Deborah Diesen currently works for a small nonprofit organization and has also worked as a reference librarian and a bookseller. She lives in Grand Ledge, Michigan. Deborah is the author of Catch a Kiss and the New York Times-bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series of picture books.

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

Diesen and Hanna's Pout-Pout books include Sweet Dreams Pout-Pout Fish; Kiss, Kiss, Pout-Pout Fish; The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish; and The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School.

Editorial Reviews

The Pout-Pout Fish series:

“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

"Fans of this series will appreciate Diesen's rhythmic—and ultimately reassuring—text, and Hanna's sunny illustrations contain many clever details." —Booklist

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