‘I’m a Pout Pout fish, with a pout-pout face
and I spread the dreary wearies all over the place…
Blub, Bluuub, Bluuuuuuuubbbb!’
Possum is 6 years
Bandicoot is 3 years and 10 months
Little Princess is 1 year and 2 months (16 months)
I love this book. I thought it looked cute when I saw it in the Aquarium bookshop, but it took me a few visits before I handed over the money for it. (DH seems to think I have a bit of a book problem. I don’t know… just because I would love to have a library in our home with wall to ceiling compacter shelves for storing my favourites…)
Anyway, eventually I did. And I am glad I did. It is really a wonderful book for me just now.
In this story, the poor Pout-Pout fish is a bit of a misery-guts. All his friends offer the kind of trite advice that people give you when you are depressed, but just makes you feel worse. Until…
Along comes a special fish that gives him a kiss and no advice.
And he feels so much better.
It is all done with beautiful pictures and with gorgeous rhymes and in such a warm manner. I love it. And the boys love it when I do my special Pout-Pout Fish voice when I am reading it, too.
It is nice to remind myself when I am having a really bad day (too many of those just now!) that I am not really a Pout Pout Fish, I am a Kiss-Kiss Fish in need of a bit of gentleness.
Thanks, Mr Fish!