The Pout-pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

The Pout-pout Fish

Deborah Diesen

Farrar Straus & Giroux · Print & ebook · August 6, 2013

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring The Pout-pout Fish.

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Who it’s for
Playful rhymes and bright ocean colors make a glum fish’s change of mood easy to follow.
Themes
Overcoming gloom, Friendship and encouragement
Genres
Fish Stories, Big Feelings, Friendship

About this book

A major motion picture based on the books coming soon! A New York Times Bestseller A TIME Magazine Top Ten Children’s Book Turn little pouts into big smiles with the splashy first book in the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series! 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?

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Swim along with Mr. Fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading "dreary wearies" isn't really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhymes come together in this fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down. There are more Pout-Pout Fish and Worry-Worry Whale books in the sea: The Pout-Pout Fish In the Big-Big Dark The Pout-Pout Fish Goes To School The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish The Pout-Pout Fish, Far, Far From Home The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blues The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean The Pout-Pout Fish and the Mad, Mad Day The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale The Worry-Worry Whale and the Classroom Jitters The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes The Worry-Worry Whale and the Halloween Scaries (Coming soon!)

Rhymes and Reversals

Playful rhymes and bright ocean colors make a glum fish’s change of mood easy to follow.

Come here for

  • Bouncy rhymes that invite reading aloud
  • Bright ocean colors alongside a story about feeling glum

Expect

  • A fish’s pout, his pals’ attempts to cheer him, and an unexpected friend
  • A gentle shift from dreary wearies toward a brighter mood

Where it sits

Fish Stories66%
Big Feelings54%
Friendship50%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fish Stories
  • Big Feelings
  • Friendship
Authors
Deborah Diesen
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Published
August 6, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Overcoming gloom · Friendship and encouragement
Reading lane
Fish Stories