Go Fish

by Lucy Dickens

Herbert is a baby polar bear with an aversion to anything cold--including water, ice, and fish--an aversion he has to overcome when dinnertime arrives and neither the Eskimos nor the penguins have any food to spare for him

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

1 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Valetta Cannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book is cute, giving a polar bear family human-like attributes (for instance when the mother polar bear cries into her handkerchief over her son's unwillingness to try swimming), it lost me about 1/3 of the way through, when the young cub politely asks some penguins, who would never encounter a polar bear in the wild, for the fish they are carrying. I am all for ridiculousness in picture books, but an author who is trying to convey some level of realism should research their subjects better. The illustrations are adorable, if not a bit disconcerting - the lines flow loosely, with an impressionistic flair. I cannot recommend this book for educational purposes, only for if you simply want to read a cute book about polar bears.

[Valetta Cannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book is cute, giving a polar bear family human-like attributes (for instance when the mother polar bear cries into her handkerchief over her son's unwillingness to try swimming), it lost me about 1/3 of the way through, when the young cub politely asks some penguins, who would never encounter a polar bear in the wild, for the fish they are carrying. I am all for ridiculousness in picture books, but an author who is trying to convey some level of realism should research their subjects better. The illustrations are adorable, if not a bit disconcerting - the lines flow loosely, with an impressionistic flair. I cannot recommend this book for educational purposes, only for if you simply want to read a cute book about polar bears.

[Garrett Ellis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very entertaining book for younger students. The humor of the polar bear fishing with a fishing pole would crack the young students up! A good book for urging students to try new things! You never know what you may like until you try it!

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book to teach kids not to be afraid to try new things, but I thought it failed in the ability to capture attentions (or at least mine).