Read Time:2 Minute, 10 Second
Unabridged Audiobook: 1 CD (4 1/2 minutes)
Read by Alexander Gould
We all have our days—those days when we just don’t feel like smiling. On those days, it doesn’t matter how many of our friends and family members try to cheer us up—because there’s just no turning that frown upside down. Still, if you’re having one of those days, spending a few minutes with author Deborah Diesen’s fun kids’ book, The Pout-Pout Fish, might just help.
The Pout-Pout Fish tells the story of a sad, pouty fish whose big, pouty face brings sadness and gloom to everyone who shares his underwater world. Though his friends and neighbors come from all around to try to get him to cheer up—even just a little bit—Mr. Fish is convinced that there’s no hope for him. It’s just the way he is. With such a pout-pout face, there’s nothing else for him to do but to spread his “dreary-wearies.” But then a mysterious shimmery fish comes along and helps the sad-sack fish change his mind—and his attitude.
With its cute underwater characters and its colorful, cartoonish illustrations by animator Dan Hanna, The Pout-Pout Fish is just the thing to brighten up an otherwise sad, pouty day. Diesen uses plenty of silly words and clever rhymes to tell a fun little story that makes it hard to keep from smiling.
Kids will love exploring the fish’s underwater world—home to cheerful clams, straight-talking squid, and all kinds of other little creatures who tend to hide out in the ocean floor. They’ll also enjoy reading along with the simple story and reciting the pout-pout fish’s gloomy, repetitive mantra.
Still, you can make the experience even better by reading along with the included audio CD, which features narration by Alexander Gould (the voice of Nemo from Finding Nemo). The light, tropical background music perfectly complements the underwater tale, and Gould’s narration is playful and fun, complete with changing voices and plenty of other silliness. The CD even includes two different tracks: the standard version and the read-along version, which tells young readers when they need to turn the page.
So whether someone in your family is having one of those days or you’re just in the mood for a lovable underwater adventure, pick up a copy of The Pout-Pout Fish. You and your little ones are sure to enjoy the colorful creatures and fun-filled narration of this cheery little tale.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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