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The Pout-Pout Fish
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
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?
Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading “dreary wearies” isn’t really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhy...more
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?
Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading “dreary wearies” isn’t really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhy...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 18th 2008
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
(first published 2008)
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Aug 04, 2008
Lanica
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Parents of young kids, fish lovers, watercolor enthusiasts.
I have young twin boys who get a story every night, so we try to get a good selection from the library. This is one that has passed the twins test and will have to be purchased for our home library.
It's sing-songy and has a repeated refrain which the boys love, and the pictures are active enough that they are not always reaching to turn the page, they actually look at the pictures as we read.
It only gets four stars instead of five because the ending is a little weak.
The story is this: A Pout-Po...more
It's sing-songy and has a repeated refrain which the boys love, and the pictures are active enough that they are not always reaching to turn the page, they actually look at the pictures as we read.
It only gets four stars instead of five because the ending is a little weak.
The story is this: A Pout-Po...more
Deborah Diesen’s book, “The Pout-Pout Fish,” is a fantastic story about a deep sea fish that doesn’t know how to smile.
The story begins deep in the water where we meet the pout-pout fish. This fish swims among many other fish but he is the only one that has “an ever-present pout.”
The pout-pout fish has friends that include a wide grinning clam, a calm jellyfish, an impolite squid, an eight armed octopus and a beautiful silent silver shimmering female fish. All of his friends attempt to change hi...more
The story begins deep in the water where we meet the pout-pout fish. This fish swims among many other fish but he is the only one that has “an ever-present pout.”
The pout-pout fish has friends that include a wide grinning clam, a calm jellyfish, an impolite squid, an eight armed octopus and a beautiful silent silver shimmering female fish. All of his friends attempt to change hi...more
The Pout Pout fish is an adorable picture book for young readers. It tells the story of a sad fish who only knows how to pout. He learns from another underwater friend that there are more choices for him in life than pouting and he becomes a kissing fish. The pictures in this story are bright and friendly. The words have a musical quality to them, making them an enjoyable read, and fun for small children to listen to.
The audio cd has two tracks- first with a male audio reader, reading the story...more
Category: Grades K-3, Book #2
This is a great book for a fun read-aloud, a parent-to-child read, or a book to help kids understand moods either in the class or at home! This adorable book is about a cute little fish who is always sad and glum. Many of his fish friends try to convince him that he shouldn't behave that way, but the Pout-Pout Fish doesn't know anything else...until a beautiful fish plants a kiss on his pout and his world changes! Suddenly he realizes that he doesn't have to be so cr...more
This is a great book for a fun read-aloud, a parent-to-child read, or a book to help kids understand moods either in the class or at home! This adorable book is about a cute little fish who is always sad and glum. Many of his fish friends try to convince him that he shouldn't behave that way, but the Pout-Pout Fish doesn't know anything else...until a beautiful fish plants a kiss on his pout and his world changes! Suddenly he realizes that he doesn't have to be so cr...more
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diessen is a 2011 Colorado Children's Book Award nominee.
Early in the spring I had entered a contest to win The Pout-Pout Fish and it's sequel The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark. I wanted copies for the Chinook Library as students had asked repeatedly to check them out.
I didn't win the contest, but towards the end of May I received an email from Ms. Diessen asking if I would like bookmarks for my students and letting me know that she would send me an autographe...more
Early in the spring I had entered a contest to win The Pout-Pout Fish and it's sequel The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark. I wanted copies for the Chinook Library as students had asked repeatedly to check them out.
I didn't win the contest, but towards the end of May I received an email from Ms. Diessen asking if I would like bookmarks for my students and letting me know that she would send me an autographe...more
This is a fun book to read using different voices for the various fish. This particular book became a favorite in my three-year-old classroom with them constantly asking me to read the "Pout-Pout Story" to them. They especially loved whenever it came time to read the catch-phrases "blub, bluuub, bluuuuub" and everyone said it together. The pictures are funny and use lots of colors making it a fun book to look at as well as read.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
The teacher provides a "Pout-Pout hat" (a hat de...more
LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
The teacher provides a "Pout-Pout hat" (a hat de...more
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I discovered this book in my nephew’s library of books in his bedroom after he requested numerous times that I read it to him. This adorable rhyming book uses fun and lively language to depict the destiny of a rather gloomy fish in the ocean that converses with many other sea creatures on his journey to discover what kind of a fish he really is. The repeated stanza “I’m a pout pout fish with a pout pout face, so I spread the dreary wearies all over the place…” creates an interactive read aloud t...more
The Pout-Pout fish is always sad. Different sea animals always ask him to change into a smile or just be a little happy. The fish thinks that there is nothing that he can do and that is just simply the way he is. Until one day a fish comes by and rather than asking him to change she simply gives him a kiss. Immediately afterward the pout-pout fish has a smile. He does not understand exactly what happened but he knows that the kiss changed his mood. So he decided to spread the happiness. He went...more
The pout pout fish has a pout pout face and he spreads the dreary-wearies all over the place, blub, bluuub, bluuuub. This wonderful book written by Deborah Diesen shows that everyone can change their outlook on life. Dan Hanna's pictures allow the pout, pout fish to come to life. The pout pout fish meets many of his fish friends who try to change his gloomy face, but all it takes is a stranger. The wonderfully written words allow children to help predict the rhyming and repetitive text. They lov...more
The Pout-Pout Fish is a hauntingly realistic portrayal of one fish's journey through depression and self-loathing. Much like what happens in real life, his well- meaning friends try to help him by giving him sage advice like "Turn that frown upside down", but their words of wisdom go unheeded. Ultimately he realizes that only the love of a good woman can lift him out of his sadness. It brought tears to my eyes when he realized that he was a Smooch-Smooch Fish.
Ok. Maybe not. But my little girl di...more
Ok. Maybe not. But my little girl di...more
Pout Pout Fish is a charming great read aloud book. It is a book that helps children to understand their moods at both class and at home. Everyone loves this book! There is some repetition in this story that children will be able to pick up on right away and help tell the story. This would be read to Pre-k through kindergarten.
Learning Experience:
The learning experience would be to read the story so everyone is familiar with the repetition parts. Using voices to retell the story have the studen...more
Learning Experience:
The learning experience would be to read the story so everyone is familiar with the repetition parts. Using voices to retell the story have the studen...more
The Pout-Pout Fish won the Building Block Award this year which is why I picked it up. Overall the book was pretty meh for me. It's an OK story and I see the kid appeal and it can work great as a read aloud. But it's not one that I enjoyed as an adult. The sparkly fish that helps Mr. Fish change his mind comes out of nowhere. Maybe I would have liked it better if Mr. Fish had learned a lesson and that's what made him happy-like it feels good to laugh and he doesn't need to be so pouty or somethi...more
I’m so glad that someone reviewed this so I could find it and read it too. It’s a book that’s been out a while, and will be terrific to use to talk about finding ways to stop being gloomy. This Pout-Pout fish thinks he’s doomed to be sad and spread the “dreary-wearies” all his life, until something extraordinary happens that turns his life around! Written in rhyme and illustrated in entertaining, cartoon-like illustrations, it’s a book that will make everyone smile, page after page. I loved all...more
Today I'm celebrating my friend Deborah Diesen's picture books for National Picture Book Month. I've mentioned Deborah's books many times before, so if you've never read "The Pout-Pout Fish," "The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade," and "The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark," you've missed a real treat. Deb is a master at rhyme and telling a great story, and the illustrations of Dan Hanna and Tracy Dockray make these books even more magical and fun! A perfect anytime-read for children ages...more
The text is cute with slightly addictive rhyming stanzas pleasantly interrupted by a refrain of "Blub, Bluuuub, Bluuuuub." The message is nice, if a bit cheesy, but this is a book for kids, not for adults. The illustrations are rather unremarkable in style and feel rather ordinary. I am a bit confused as to why the illustrator has depicted the pout-pout fish's world with gravity but it does add to the humor and message, as the fish is always falling down. Using panels for the "Blub, Bluuuub, Blu...more
This is a great book for fun or for teaching a lesson on feelings!
In the beginning, the pout pout fish's friends come to see why he is so sad. As the story progresses the colors on the pages become less and less vibrant, the characters around him become less and less happy.
However, the Pout Pout fish discovers he doesn’t have to be sad so the vibrant colors return with a blast of excitement!
The story presents a wonderful opportunity for teaching children how their mood affects everyone around th...more
In the beginning, the pout pout fish's friends come to see why he is so sad. As the story progresses the colors on the pages become less and less vibrant, the characters around him become less and less happy.
However, the Pout Pout fish discovers he doesn’t have to be sad so the vibrant colors return with a blast of excitement!
The story presents a wonderful opportunity for teaching children how their mood affects everyone around th...more
This book can be used for various purposes. Here are 3 main purposes that I would use this book for.
1.) I would use it to introduce new vocabulary words because it is rich with vocabulary (ex: astounded, aghast, destined, brilliant etc).
2.) I would have students to listen and identify rhyming words heard within story.
3.) I would have a discussion about how our mood, whether happy or sad, can affect the mood of those that are around us.
This is a very awesome book and I really like it.
1.) I would use it to introduce new vocabulary words because it is rich with vocabulary (ex: astounded, aghast, destined, brilliant etc).
2.) I would have students to listen and identify rhyming words heard within story.
3.) I would have a discussion about how our mood, whether happy or sad, can affect the mood of those that are around us.
This is a very awesome book and I really like it.
A cute, rhyming story about a pout-pout fish whose friends try to get him to change his frowning ways. The ending is a bit weak but supports the point of the story. This is a good selection for introducing new vocabulary words and how a negative attitude affects those around us. Appropriate for K and grade 1, though this is one I would probably skip for an elementary school collection. It's a fine selection but not one that I would consider a must-have
Jun 03, 2010
Marfita
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
pout-pout children and their enablers
Shelves:
children-s,
storytime
This is my homelife. Heh!
When I was little, we had a book about the 'possum that didn't smile. [I just checked for the correct title on amazon.com and discovered it's selling for over $200!!!!!!!!!:] This is because he was hanging upside-down and it looked as if he were frowning. So, I wasn't surprised to see the Pout-Pout Fish landing upside-down and it having a change in the way others see him.
Now, if that would only work in my house.
When I was little, we had a book about the 'possum that didn't smile. [I just checked for the correct title on amazon.com and discovered it's selling for over $200!!!!!!!!!:] This is because he was hanging upside-down and it looked as if he were frowning. So, I wasn't surprised to see the Pout-Pout Fish landing upside-down and it having a change in the way others see him.
Now, if that would only work in my house.
Yet another preschool-story-time-perfect book. The rhymey Dr. Seussian text teaches SO many awesome vocabulary words (we talked a lot about different words for "sad" and "in a bad mood" while reading), and the interactivity is awesome. It's great that kids can connect the length of the "blubs" to making the word sound longer. I love hearing a chorus of four-year-olds go, "BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUB!!" And then adorable smoochey noises. Yes.
My Review: The Pout-Pout Fish is a fun, rhyming picture book about a fish that swims the ocean with his face stuck in a permanent pout. Some of his friends like Ms Clam, Mr. Jelly and Mrs. Squid wanted to know why he has a cross-town frown, and an unattractive trait. But Mr. Fish told his friends that he was destined to be a glum. But someone came along to turn Mr. Fish pout-pout fish face into a …...! You will have to buy your copy to find out.
This is a story that children of all ages would lov...more
This is a story that children of all ages would lov...more
So, this is one that has totally grown on me over time. The first time I read it I just wasn't crazy about it, but now that I've read it four or five times, I find myself saying to my dog, "I'm a pout-pout dog with a pout-pout face and I spread the dreary wearies all over the place," or to my husband, "I'm a pout-pout man with a pout-pout face and I spread the dreary wearies all over the place." And it makes me laugh.
I was introduced to this book by a classmate and thought it was AMAZING! His enthusiasm of owning the character was great and helped to make the repeatative words easy to remember. Awesome book to teach social-emotional concepts and how to work with others who are not in the brightest of moods.
Learning Experience would be to talk about different animals in the ocean and discuss what moods the sea animals might be in.
Learning Experience would be to talk about different animals in the ocean and discuss what moods the sea animals might be in.
This book is fantastic. It's a family favorite right now. There is a lot of repetition and the kids love reading along. We try to be as loud and obnoxious as possible when we read(or yell)BLUUUUUUUB. The story rhymes so that makes it easier for the kids too and makes it more fun for me to read. The ending is a lot of fun too and we all end up giggling and smooching. Can't beat that. I'd recommend this book for all kids.
This book is delightfully written in rhyming text. Young and old enjoy reading it out loud. Poor pout-pout fish finds himself moping around until he gets kissed and becomes a kiss-kiss fish. This is a great book to teach children about friendship and how it only takes one kind person to make someone's day. It is also a great book to choral read to work on fluency. It was nominated for the 2011 Colorado Children's Book Award.
Oh the pout-pout fish! What a cute story. Though he thinks he's just being himself by being so mopey, it turns out that after a peck from a cute fish, he's not a pout-pout fish, but a kiss-kiss fish after all! I think this is a great read aloud book featuring easy-flowing rhymes and the repetition of a refrain-like speech from Mr. Fish. I think preschoolers and early elementary kids will love this book! Great for SR 2010!
I absolutely loved this book. We got it off of the Bookmobile when I was a preschool teacher, and I honestly think I read this book 5 times a day every day we had it. Every single kid would pick it as the book they wanted me to read to the class. They really got into it! It got to the point I hid it so they wouldn't ask me to read it anymore. I was burnt out.
Now, I work at a library, and I am no longer burnt out on it. I love reading it to any new preschool reading group or story time. It is pro...more
Now, I work at a library, and I am no longer burnt out on it. I love reading it to any new preschool reading group or story time. It is pro...more
This is one that I didn't like initially, but it's grown on me some. I find the verse a little tiresome, but it's fun to say the "blubs" at the end of each refrain, older kids could probably recite the refrain along with the reader, and the kissy ending is fun for reading with your own kids (and probably elicit some delighted "yucks!" from older kids. Won't be a favorite of mine, but it works.
This book is for: PreK-3
Reflection:
I LOVE THIS BOOK! So cute! My kids love saying "Blub...bluuuub...bluuuuuuuuub". The illustrations are great and really show emotion. This would be a great book to use when discussing how our words need to match our illustrations and giving students example of that in this book. The book is rhyming and very predictable...that is until the end! Great kid book!
Reflection:
I LOVE THIS BOOK! So cute! My kids love saying "Blub...bluuuub...bluuuuuuuuub". The illustrations are great and really show emotion. This would be a great book to use when discussing how our words need to match our illustrations and giving students example of that in this book. The book is rhyming and very predictable...that is until the end! Great kid book!
This precious book is about a fish who is always pouting. Many of his fish friends try to convince him that he shouldn't behave that way, but the Pout-Pout Fish doesn't know how to change. However, one day a beautiful fish kisses him and everything changes. In the end, the Pout-Pout fish is so happy that he becomes a kiss-kiss fish!
I would use this book in my classroom to talk about emotions.
I would use this book in my classroom to talk about emotions.
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Deborah Diesen is the author of The Pout-Pout Fish, a rhyming children's picture book illustrated by Dan Hanna and published by Farrar Straus Giroux. Her book The Barefooted, Bad-Tempered Baby Brigade was published by Tricycle Press. She lives in Michigan. Visit her web site at www.deborahdiesen.com and her blog at jumpingthecandlestick.blogspot.com
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