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The Pout-Pout Fish: A Padded Board Book

by Deborah Diesen

A fish with a lasting pout

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Awards & Recognition

  • Bestseller

    New York Times bestseller

    The metadata identifies The Pout-Pout Fish as a New York Times bestseller; the statement appears in the descript...

  • Editorial selection

    TIME Magazine Top Ten Children's Book

    Named a TIME Magazine Top Ten Children's Book.

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A fish with a lasting pout

Mr. Fish swims through an underwater world with a face fixed in a frown, while his friends wonder whether they can cheer him up. An unexpected friend helps him consider the way he sees himself and the effect of spreading gloom. Rhyming text and bright ocean imagery shape this first installment in the Pout-Pout Fish series, with feelings and friendship at the heart of its simple premise. This padded board-book edition is presented for very young children.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Very young children and families looking for a board book about feelings.
  • Young readers who enjoy rhyming stories with sea creatures.
  • Families introducing conversations about friendship and gloomy moods.

Themes

Emotions and feelingsFriendshipSelf-perceptionKindness

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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

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