Sea Monkey & Bob
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Two delightfully anxious friends learn that they can overcome anything—even gravity—in this humorous and heartwarming picture book from bestselling author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
Bob the puffer fish and his best buddy Sea Monkey may be little but they’ve got one ocean-sized problem. Sea Monkey’s terrified he’ll sink straight to the bottom of the ocean. After all, he’s heavy, and all heavy things sink, right? Bob on the other hand is worried that his puffed up frame will float up above the surface. He’s light, and all light things float! How will they stay together when the forces of gravity are literally trying to pull them apart? By holding hands, of course! Sea Monkey and Bob learn that sometimes the only way to overcome your fears is to just keep holding on…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ohi's (Where Are My Books?) puckish cartoons and Reynolds's (President Squid) fine comic timing light up this story about how friends help each other. Sea Monkey is scared that he's going to sink to the bottom of the ocean; his friend Bob, a pufferfish, is worried that he will float to the top. Their anxious remarks drift next to them in the water as each friend tries to persuade the other that these outcomes are unlikely. Their genteel debate ("You are making some really good points here") and dorky, contraction-free diction are funny no matter what they're saying. "It is happening!" Bob groans. "I think I am floating, Sea Monkey!" "I think I am sinking!" yells Sea Monkey in return. Their solution they discover that if they hold onto each other tightly, they won't sink or float is so sweet and sappy that Ohi paints a passing fish giving them some serious side eye. Young readers and listeners won't, though: they'll smile. Ages 4 8. Author's)
