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Okay. I chuckled. I did. I didn't want to. But I did. This is a darkly humorous little tale and I'm not sure it's one I would want to share with little ones (especially very sensitive or easily frightened ones) I guess the ending is open to interpretation as to what kind of justice is served. I can see why this won the Caldecott. The illustrations pair so well with the sparse text and the little fish has such personality--as does the big fish. I'm not sure I can say I "liked" it but I could appr
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Such a simple premise, but I read it three times in a row. I enjoyed the art a lot, even though the scenes didn't call for much variety. The sameness drew attention to the small changes that were the significant ones.
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Jul 31, 2013
Kallie Rawlinson
marked it as to-read
Jan 08, 2023
Elena Ceccato
added it
