The Pout-Pout Fish 8x8 (Doctor) by Dan Hanna, Deborah Diesen
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) on February 25, 2020
ISBN: 0374310505
Pages: 24
Genres: Adventure, Animals
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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This new addition to the Pout-Pout Fish series contains information concerning a visit to the doctor.  Although Mr. Fish is pouting about his upcoming doctor visit, he manages to put others at ease.

The illustrations are detailed while being amusing.   Various ocean characters reveal their emotional state; readers can determine their feelings by glancing at the facial expressions. Young readers will be reassured by the content and delighted with the stickers.

As a paperback, Librarians might not include this tile in their collections.  The Pout-Pout series will be welcome in primary grade classrooms but the stickers may create a problem.  Families may want to purchase for home reading .

 

Submitted by Jan Hamilton, retired youth services librarian in Scarborough, ME.