I’m reading THE NOT VERY MERRY POUT-POUT FISH by Deborah Diesen and illustrated by Dan Hanna. With it being so close to Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, this is the perfect book to share with children of all ages. Pout-Pout is worried about finding the PERFECT gift. Boy, do I know that stress. In a world that starts the Christmas commercials before Halloween, this is a great book to remind up about gifts that come from the heart.
Diesen nails the rhyming and rhythm in this books which makes it so fun to read aloud. Here’s an example:
A gift should be “big,”
And a gift should be “bright.”
And a gift should be “perfect”-
Guaranteed to bring delight.
And a gift should have “meaning”
Plus a bit of bling-“zing,”
So I’ll shop till I drop
For each just-right thing ”
Will Pout-Pout find THE perfect gift? He has Miss Shimmer to guide him but I’ll let you read to find out how Pout-Pout solves his dilemma. I can’t wait to share with my students,
Dan Hanna’s illustrations are bright with details which students will pour over to find surprises.
Want to know more about Deborah Diesen? Here’s an AUTHOR Q&A: CLICK HERE
Dan Hanna answers questions, CLICK HERE
ABOUT THE POUT-POUT FISH SEREIS
- Author Deborah Diesen (www.deborahdiesen.com) is a former bookseller and librarian. She lives in Grand Ledge, MI.
- Illustrator Dan Hanna (www.danhanna.com) has over ten years experience in the animation industry. His work has appeared on BBC America and the Cartoon Network. He lives in Oxnard, California.
- The series debuted with The Pout-Pout Fish in 2008 and was a Time Magazine “Top Ten Children’s Book.” Since then, Mr. Fish has won over the hearts of millions of young readers as he Goes to School, faces the Big-Big Dark, learns to Smile, discovers how to Dream, and plays Hide-and-Seek. Today there are more than 2.5 million Pout-Pout Fish books in print.
If you live in the eastern part of the country, you’re in luck as Diesen and Hanna are on book tours.
BOOK TOUR
Deborah Diesen
November 14, Square Books, Oxford, MS
November 16, Country Bookshop, Southern Pines,
November 17, Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL
November 18, Vero Beach Book Center, Vero Beach, FL
November 19, Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, GA
November 20, Octavia Books, New Orleans, LA
Dan Hanna
November 15, WORD Books, Jersey City, NJ
November 16, Carmichael’s Bookstore, Louisville, KY
November 17, Towne Books, Collegeville, PA
November 18, Cover to Cover, Columbus, OH
November 19, Lake Forest Books, Lake Forest, IL
November 21, Andersons, Naperville, IL
Title: The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish
Author: Deborah Diesen
Illustrator: Dan Hanna
Published: 2015
Pages: unpaged
Reading Level: K and up
Publisher: FSG
ISBN: 978-0-374-35549-4
Source: Received a review copy from PR by the Book for the Blog Book Tour.
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