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The Pout-Pout Fish

by Deborah Diesen

A rhyming ocean tale about changing a gloomy outlook

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    A New York Times Bestseller

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  • Editorial selection

    A TIME Magazine Top Ten Children's Book

    Listed as a Top Ten Children's Book by TIME Magazine.

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A rhyming ocean tale about changing a gloomy outlook

Mr. Fish moves through his underwater world with a persistent pout, while the friends around him wonder how to cheer him. An unexpected friendship becomes the opening for a shift in how he sees himself and the “dreary wearies” he spreads. Bright ocean colors and playful rhymes shape this picture-book story, which introduces the Pout-Pout Fish series through a simple arc from glumness toward a more cheerful outlook.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8, the listed audience for this edition
  • Young readers who enjoy rhyming stories about sea life and friendship
  • Families looking for a picture book that explores moods and perspective

Themes

FriendshipMood and perspectiveMarine life

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Book overview

Now Streaming: Don't miss The Pout-Pout Fish animated movie starring Nick Offerman!

A New York Times Bestseller
A TIME Magazine Top Ten Children's Book

Turn little pouts into big smiles with the splashy first book in the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series!


Deep in the water,
Mr. Fish swims about
With his fish face stuck
In a permanent pout.

Can his pals cheer him up?
Will his pout ever end?
Is there something he can learn
From an unexpected friend?


Swim along with Mr. Fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading "dreary wearies" isn't really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhymes come together in this fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.

There are more Pout-Pout Fish and Worry-Worry Whale books in the sea:
The Pout-Pout Fish In the Big-Big Dark
The Pout-Pout Fish Goes To School
The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish
The Pout-Pout Fish, Far, Far From Home
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blues
The Pout-Pout Fish Cleans Up the Ocean
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Mad, Mad Day
The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale
The Worry-Worry Whale and the Classroom Jitters
The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes
The Worry-Worry Whale and the Halloween Scaries (Coming soon!)

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