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Sophie's Fish
by
A.E. Cannon,
Lee White
What naptime story would you read to a fish? When Sophie asks Jake to take care of her pet fish while she's on vacation, he says sure - how hard can it be to babysit a fish? But the minute he agrees, Jake starts imagining every possible fish-related crisis. What does a fish eat for dinner? How do you give him a bath? What kind of stories does he like? Pitch-perfect humor a...more
32 pages
Published
March 15th 2012
by Viking Juvenile
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Jake has second--and third--thoughts about taking care of his classmate's fish while she is away for the weekend. The more he thinks about it, the more he starts to worry about what snacks to feed the fish, what games to play, and what sorts of readalouds a fish might prefer. He imagines the worst case scenarios for the fish and begins to make up excuses for why he can't take care of Sophie's fish. But before he can beg off from his promise, Sophie shows up, and Jake has quite a surprise when he...more
A little boy's imagination goes wild with worry--who can't relate to the fears of a new responsibility?! The surprise ending adds just enough humor and even a bit of an edge to make this adorable book slightly complex. It's one of those books I'd love to see a Part II on! I know the author from several writer's conferences. I want to say that she is both incredibly gracious and wonderfully generous! Her talent and her kindness are a real tribute to the industry of children's lit! I would recomme...more
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A little boy is asked to watch his friend's fish while she visits her grandmother over the weekend. He's excited at first but then gets a little worried, what do fish eat? What if the fish wants to go outside and play?
A great story for little kids who may have to babysit a pet, or want a pet of their own. Illustrations are unique, but a little grey which makes the mood a little sad. But a great book that kids will love.
A great story for little kids who may have to babysit a pet, or want a pet of their own. Illustrations are unique, but a little grey which makes the mood a little sad. But a great book that kids will love.
I loved this book with the what if after a little boy is asked to take care of a classmate's fish while she visits her gram. I didn't like the dark colors of the illustrations but I loved the ending and the bada bing! The little boy comes up with lots of excuses why he shouldn't do it and it won't go well and talks himself into the babysitting fish job. Cute.
Author A. E. Cannon gives readers a peek inside the active imagination of a little boy wondering if he made the right choice. Clever, humorous and detailed illustrations by Lee White tell a story of their own perfectly complimenting the narrative.
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I love Jake's musings about how it will be to babysit his friend's fish for the weekend. Don't we all sometimes make mountains out of molehills? And then the humorous last page makes him double guess his double guessing. Wonderful. Kids loved hearing that the book's author lives in SLC.
Sophie asks her friend, Jake, to take care of her fish over the weekend. Jake wonders what to feed the fish, how to bathe the fish, what bedtime stories a fish would like? He worries and worries about his skills as a caregiver in this silly and entertaining story.
Ha! I really liked this book. It was amusing...with just the right amount of bizarre and whimsy thrown in for good measure. The illustrations were fabulous; they were a blend of decoupage and drawings. Each page was a work of art. I loved the over-active imagination of Jake and his worries about taking care of a fish. I LOVED the tribute to other children's books through spectacular fish book titles - those made me laugh. The ending was quite good and made me chuckle. It kind of reminded me a li...more
Jake's classmate Sophie is going to her Grandmothers house for the weekend and needs someone to fish-sit. The anxiety of all the work and care potentially needed in caring for this fish is consuming Jake's every thought. Very funny book; a great read aloud.
How hard can it be to babysit a fish? Jake imagines all the problems of caring for friend, Sophie's pet fish until she arrives and sweetly expresses her appreciation. Fishy details in the illustrations and humor combine for a whale of a story. Reviewer 17
Sophie's Fish is everything you wish for in a children's book--great illustrations, an inventive and very clever storyline, and a laugh-out-loud surprise ending. This is one both youngsters and adults will adore.
A classmate asks Jake to fish sit for the weekend. After going through every possible doomsday scenario and settling down, Jake gets a little surprise at the end. Will be met with choruses of "read it again!"
Child borrows trouble. ... but in the end it's justified? Tho could take the would she really have such a fish tact and talk about borrowing trouble or just keep it all light and funny.
How hard can it be to babysit a fish? What if . . . Nah, it'll be okay, right? Perfect for writing what might happen next.
A must read and check out the illustrations closely.
A must read and check out the illustrations closely.
Laugh out loud funny a little boys anxiety about taking care of his friends fish spirals out of control until he sees the fish... was he wrong to be so worried?
Nov 09, 2012
Sandy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
concepts,
creativity-imagination,
fears,
friendship,
young-elementary,
very-young,
pet,
pb-fiction
When imagination runs away with a boy who promised to babysit a fish, panic ensues. A strange concept, but reflects the inner workings of a child's mind.
Worrywart Jake is asked by classmate Sophie to babysit her fish while she's away. His imagination runs wild with all the problems he could run into. White's watercolor and collage illustrations are fantastical and silly and a teeny bit dark. Gr. K-2.
Gosh this is fun! Just when you (and Jake, the main character) think there's nothing to worry about, we discover there might be, after all!
Fun story about how silly worrying can be. Full-page spread illustrations bring his expressive, big eyes and gaping mouth to life. Fun!
So much fun. Would be a great one for dialogic reading since so much more is going on in the pictures.
Loved this story about a little boy who's asked to pet sit a fish. A cute surprise at the end!
Delightful story with a great child point of view in both the text and the illustrations.
I appreciate a child who overthinks a situation. The end was a great surprise.
Quirky illustrations and a surprise ending for this fish story
Some really cool stuff going on in the illustrations.
This is my favorite picture book of 2012... so far.
Jake's imagination runs wild, or does it?
Cute with a nice twist at the end.
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My name is Ann Edwards ("A. E.") Cannon, and I write books for young readers, as well as a weekly column for the Deseret News. I also teach creative writing and work as a bookseller at the famous King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City. My husband, Ken, and I have five (count 'em) sons, two daughters-in-law, no grandchildren (not yet, anyway) two parakeets, one parrot, two cats, and two dogs. On...more
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