Bibliographic Citation:
Diesen, Deborah. The Pout-Pout Fish. Illustrated by Dan Hanna. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. ISBN 978-0374360962.
Diesen, Deborah. The Pout-Pout Fish. Illustrated by Dan Hanna. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. ISBN 978-0374360962.
Awards/Selection Lists:
Time Magazine's Top 10 Childrens’ Books of 2008
Format Examined:
Hard cover
Annotation:
The Pout-Pout Fish moves around the ocean with a pout on his face, and thinks it's his job to be dreary, until he learns a new lesson about the pout on his face.
Personal Reaction:
This book reveals that sometimes the things that might not seem so great about ourselves can turn out to give a lot of joy to others. The fish in this story was born with a pout, and so he thinks that it is his job to "spread the dreary wearies" all around the ocean. He meets other animals in the ocean as he swims along and they each try to cheer him up. It's not until he meets a fish who kisses him at the end of the book that he realizes that his pout can actually spread love and joy if he uses it for sharing love.
Age Recommendation:
I would recommend this book for children 4-7 years of age.
Themes/Issues:
Grumpiness, self-acceptance, change of attitude, ocean life, love
Early Literacy Skill Value:
Letter Knowledge:
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.
Narrative Skills:
Children are invited to participate in the telling of the story through the rhyming text and the repeated refrain, "blub, blub, blub".
Phonological Awareness:
Phonological awareness is addressed through rhyming, rhythmic text and alliteration.
Print Awareness:
The text of the story is printed in a small, simple font in the empty space in the illustrations.
Print Motivation:
This is a fun story that children will enjoy hearing and participating in through the rhymes and sound effects that are a part of the text. The illustrations are cartoon-like, and invite children to enjoy the pictures as the story is read, or enjoy them on their own.
Vocabulary:
The vocabulary in this book is centered around different types of creations found in the ocean, as well as the moods of the Pout-Pout Fish.
Author/ Illustrator Website:
Author website: http://deborahdiesen.com/
Illustrator website: http://www.bluebellylizard.com/index.html
Letter knowledge is not a direct focus of this book.
Narrative Skills:
Children are invited to participate in the telling of the story through the rhyming text and the repeated refrain, "blub, blub, blub".
Phonological Awareness:
Phonological awareness is addressed through rhyming, rhythmic text and alliteration.
Print Awareness:
The text of the story is printed in a small, simple font in the empty space in the illustrations.
Print Motivation:
This is a fun story that children will enjoy hearing and participating in through the rhymes and sound effects that are a part of the text. The illustrations are cartoon-like, and invite children to enjoy the pictures as the story is read, or enjoy them on their own.
Vocabulary:
The vocabulary in this book is centered around different types of creations found in the ocean, as well as the moods of the Pout-Pout Fish.
Author/ Illustrator Website:
Author website: http://deborahdiesen.com/
Illustrator website: http://www.bluebellylizard.com/index.html
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