Review By JENNIFER KALI When my older daughter was three, we tried watching “Finding Nemo,” a movie beloved by many but way too scary for my daughter. My youngest is now three, and a parent of a friend of his suggested we watch “Finding Dory.” A look of horror must have crossed my face when […]
Entries Tagged as 'Fish'
Finding Dory (2016)
December 31st, 2016 · No Comments · Movies
Tags: Animated Movies·Early Elementary·Ellen DeGeneres·Fish·Jennifer Kali·Marine Animals
Octopus’s Garden
May 24th, 2016 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI My son, now 2.5, received this book version of Ringo Starr’s famous song for his first birthday and it has been his favorite book since. Many night this is the only book we ready before bed (again, and again…). Sometimes he likes me to sing it, and sometimes he wants it […]
Tags: Animals in Captivity·Ben Cort·Early Elementary·Fish·Good for Toddlers·Jennifer Kali·Marine Animals·Music·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Ringo Starr·Sea Life
Memoirs of a Goldfish and Memoirs of a Hamster
June 29th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I received Memoirs of a Goldfish and Memoirs of a Hamster from Sleeping Bear Press for review a few weeks ago and they’ve both been read numerous times in our home. My almost 3-year-old son and almost 5-year-old daughter love the expressive and cheerful illustrations by Tim Bowers in these large format books and […]
Tags: Devin Scillian·Fish·Good for Toddlers·Hamsters·Homa Woodrum·Humor·Memoir·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Tim Bowers
Otter and Odder
February 19th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Otter and Odder (affiliate link) is a stirring story of true love, tough choices and happy endings. When Otter, on the search for dinner, falls in love with a fish, an obvious dilema ensues. He looks into her “round, sweet, glistening eyes” and finds that he is in love with his food source! Otter has fallen […]
Tags: Animals as Food·Beavers·Chris Raschka·Early Elementary·Fish·Interspecies Friendship·James Howe·Jennifer Gannett·Otters