Surprise Party (Rainbow Fish & Friends

Rainbow Fish and Friends

by Gail Donovan, Marcus Pfister, David Austin Clar (Illustrator)

Miss Cuttle's school of fish is surprising her with a birthday party. Dyna and worrywart Rusty are in charge of the music. But great minds don't always think alike. The party may turn into a disaster unless they both remember to do their jobs.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Gail Donovan was fired from her first job in an ice cream shop for making the sundaes too big. She now works in a library and writes middle grade novels, including IN MEMORY OF GORFMAN T. FROG, named to the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list; FINCHOSAURUS, winner of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award; as well as the trilogy SPARROW BEING SPARROW (Publishers Weekly, starred review), SPARROW SPREADS HER WINGS (Maine Literary Award winner for Young People's Literature), and SPARROW, ALWAYS. She has also written for the Rainbow Fish & Friends picture book series based on the bestselling work of Marcus Pfister. Donovan lives on the coast of Maine, where she jumps in the ocean all year round.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not one of my favorite Rainbow Fish books, but still cute.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our girls enjoyed The Rainbow Fish, and these books offer simple, often moralistic tales that appeal to them. This book is about being creative as the class puts together a surprise birthday party for their teacher.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an ok book. My 4 year old enjoyed this book. She really likes the illustrations of it.

[Khadijah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had this in early elementary and can remember loving it.