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Goodbye, Koi

by Jack Wong

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A family move, seen through a child’s bond with koi

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A family move, seen through a child’s bond with koi

As his family prepares to leave home, a young boy wonders what will happen to the koi he has cared for. That concern gives the move a personal focus: the story connects the practical change of a new home with questions about a pet’s safety and happiness. The book frames leaving as a mix of curiosity, uncertainty, and hope, while opening onto broader farewells to a place or familiar way of life. Its picture-book subject matter centers on family change and a child’s care for animals.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 encountering a family move or another change in routine
  • Young readers who care about pets, especially fish
  • Families looking for a picture book about saying goodbye to a home or familiar place

Themes

Family transitionsSaying goodbyeCare for animalsUncertainty and hope

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Book overview

The award-winning creator of the hugely popular When You Can Swim delivers another tender and visually stunning picture book about change, family, and saying goodbye.

 

As a young boy prepares with his family to leave their home -- and the koi fish he's always cared for -- his world fills with questions. What will happen to his fish? Will they be safe and happy in their new home? Through his wonder and worry, readers glimpse the universal feelings that come with any life transition: curiosity, uncertainty, and the hope that we will be okay.

 

Lushly illustrated in the tradition of Chinese brush painting, Goodbye, Koi will resonate with any reader who has ever had to say goodbye to a pet, a place, or a way of life.

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