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The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blues

by Deborah Diesen

A bedtime problem, several ideas, and one fish finding what works

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A bedtime problem, several ideas, and one fish finding what works

One sleepless evening, Mr. Fish turns to his friends for help, but their suggestions—from counting sheep to swimming in circles—don’t solve the problem for him. The story builds its bedtime premise around a simple distinction: advice can be well meant without being right for everyone. As Mr. Fish tries the ideas, the book brings together nighttime routines, listening to others, and learning through experience in an ocean setting. Its focus on discovering a personally workable approach gives the bedtime setup a practical thread without presenting one routine as universal.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 looking for an ocean-animal story about bedtime.
  • Families seeking a read-aloud that opens conversation about trying advice and finding what works for you.
  • Readers following the Pout-Pout Fish series.

Themes

Sleep and bedtime routinesAdvice and individualityLearning through experienceFriendship

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Book overview

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

Turn little pouts into big smiles in this splashy adventure where Mr. Fish, the star of the New York Times bestselling The Pout-Pout Fish series, learns a bedtime routine that works for him.


Late one evening
in the inky ocean deep,
Mr. Fish blub-blubbed:
"Oh, I can't get to sleep!"

His mind was fizzy-busy,
and his fins were full of vim.
Though he wanted to be dozing,
there were zero Zs for him!


When the Pout-Pout Fish can't sleep, he asks his friends for advice. They're all sure they know what he should do--count sheep, use a pillow made of rocks, swim in circles--but nothing works. What to do when good advice isn't good for everyone? Little guppies will love this bedtime story about learning from experience and doing what's best for you!

There are more Pout-Pout Fish and Worry-Worry Whale books in the sea:
The Pout-Pout Fish
The Pout-Pout Fish In the Big-Big Deep
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 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

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