The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark
(Pout-Pout Fish Adventure)

Author

Deborah Diesen

Illustrator

Dan Hanna

Publication Date

August 17, 2010

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark (Pout-Pout Fish Adventure)

Hardcover

Board Books

Description

The funny follow up to the New York Times bestselling The Pout-Pout Fish from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna

Mr. Fish wants to help his friend Ms. Clam when she loses her pearl, but though he's fast as a sailfish, as smart as dolphin, and as strong as a shark, Mr. Fish has a secret: he's scared of the dark!

Very young children will swim along with Mr. Fish as he journeys deep into the ocean to new and mysterious places. They will discover, as Mr. Fish does, the power of friendship to light the way through the big-big dark.

Publication date

August 17, 2010

Classification

Fiction

Page Count

ISBN-13

9780374307981

Lexile Measure

590

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

Series

Pout-Pout Fish Adventure

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Fishes
Lost and found possessions
Lost articles
Stories in rhyme
Marine animals
Fear of the dark

Publishers Weekly

In this sequel to The Pout-Pout Fish, Mr. Fish promises Ms. Clam that he will retrieve her lost pearl, but as he swims closer to the dark sea bottom, "his heart flit-fluttered." With Miss Shimmer's help, however, he may find the pearl--and his inner courage. With colorful seascapes and bright-eyed ocean characters, Hanna gives this spirited tale light doses of humor ("Rest stop!" reads a neon sign on an anglerfish's lure), as Diesen delivers a gentle moral: "The ocean is wide, / And the ocean is deep, / But friends help friends--/ That's a promise we keep." Ages 25. (Aug.) Copyright 2010 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1--Mr. Fish goes on an undersea adventure to reclaim Ms. Clam's lost pearl. Repeating his mantra, "I'm FAST as a sailfish, /I'm STRONG as a shark, /I'm SMART as a dolphin," he nervously admits, "But I'm SCARED OF THE DARK!" As he ventures through deeper and darker waters, his resolution falters: "I know I made a promise, /But this fish is headin' back!" With the help of Miss Shimmer and Mr. Lantern, he not only conquers his fears, but also finds the missing pearl. The playful, rhyming verse is well matched with Hanna's funny cartoon illustrations. The whimsical sea creatures include a puffer fish reading Diesen's The Pout-Pout Fish (Farrar, 2008). A buoyant tale.--Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada

Deborah Diesen

Deborah Diesen is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books, and has worked as a bookseller, a bookkeeper, and a reference librarian. She lives in Michigan with her family.

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 Camarillo, California.

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