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The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
Reviewed by: Jan Hamilton - Little Dolphin School, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: May 5, 2017
Review
Published several years ago as a picture book this newly released board book was obviously an economic decision on part of the publisher. The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark is a cute and appropriate picture book for the 4 – 5 year old audience but in board book format it is a poor choice. Not only is the action violent for the toddler age group but the illustrations are scary. Older pre-school children will enjoy reciting the repeated refrain but they would appreciate the larger format. Although the use of color is appealing there is way too much on each page for the target board book age group.
Public libraries would be better served by the picture book format.
Overall Book Score: fair
About the Book
Author:
Geist, Ken
Illustrator: Gorton, Julia
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Cartwheel Books Scholastic
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: adventure
Audience: preschool
Binding Type: other
Binding Quality: fair
ISBN: 9780545944830
Price: 6.99