Fish and Frog: Brand New Readers

Brand New Readers: Well Done, Worm!

by Michelle Knudsen, Valeria Petrone (Illustrator)

Every child  can  read Brand New Readers!

Fish and Frog swim, make faces, and play silly games in four simple stories enhanced by enticingly vibrant illustrations.

Brand New Readers are the most effective way to make reading a success — the very first time. Parents, teachers, and librarians everywhere report that they really work!

- Funny stories
- Pictures that make words easy to guess
- Eight-page stories that can be finished in one sitting, ensuring a satisfying reading experience
- Notes for parents and teachers to help them guide beginning readers

8 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Michelle Knudsen is a New York Times best-selling author of more than 50 books for young readers and a writer of speculative short fiction for adults. Her titles include the award-winning picture book Library Lion (Time magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time) and the novels The Dragon of Trelian (VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers) and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Humor Award). Her most recent books are the YA webcomic novelization Cursed Princess Club: A Most Unusual Princess and the middle grade novel Into the Wild Magic, which is a finalist for the 2025 Andre Norton Nebula Award(!). A lifelong musical theater lover, Michelle is thrilled that two of her books (Library Lion and Evil Librarian) have now been made into musicals! Visit her website for more information and upcoming performance dates. Michelle lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find her on Instagram @michelle.knudsen, Bluesky @michelleknudsen.bsky.social, or at michelleknudsen.com.

Reviews

[Little Miss and the Legomeister · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these super cute early readers. They're perfect for when kids are just starting to sound out words. There are a few harder words; you're supposed to provide the word if they get stuck. They have cute and colorful pictures, just a few words per page, and usually, a funny ending. Little Miss loves them.

The four stories in this book are:

Fish Swims
Hide and Seek
Fish Makes Faces
The Jumping Game

Little Miss' favorite of these is Fish Making Faces. She thinks it's hilarious.

[Jaime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Julianna and I took turns reading this book. There were many words that she recognized. :-) and there were 4 short cute stories. She guves the book 5 stars because she says it is so cute. :-)

[PottWab Regional Library]

O

[Ash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for brand new readers since it illustrates the literal actions of the fish being described.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the books in this boxed set is FISH MAKES FACES, which we used in our EMOTIONS story time. The content works for both babies and pre-school age children. I found this YOUTUBE link where it is being read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKcNk...

These readers are very clever.

[Brooke]

this book is about how things can change and friends still stay the same

[Cindy Foley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fish is silly - around and around it goes!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for children learning to read.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fish and frog has very simple text for those just learning to read. The pictures go along with the text. Good for toddler storytimes.