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A toddler and Dad go shopping, searching for a pet fish. They find lots of other fish along the way, but these aren�t fish to feed. Where is the fish to feed? Toddlers will love peeping at the different kinds of fish through the holes. In their conversations, Dad follows child�s lead, expands child� utterances into complete sentences and adds some new clarifying information. He asked open-ended questions.
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Kirkus Review
A young tot buys a fish with her father.This board book's narrative describes the search for a fish, but the real goal is helping little ones develop their verbal skills. A note for parents on the opening pages outlines the importance of constantly involving a toddler in conversation in order to expand their communication skills. Narrating the day's events and replying back to toddlers' single-word responses with affirmative language is key and readily displayed in the book's narrative. A father has decided to take his daughter out to buy a fish, and the pair pokes around the store before finding the perfect pet. "Lookfish! Fish! Fish!" exclaims the enthusiastic African-American toddler (she has fabulous, wild hair). "Yes, I see the toy fish too," replies the dad. "That's a pretend fish to play with, not a fish to swim in our bowl." This is a book best read by little ones that are starting to talk here and there but are still developing vocabulary and sentence structure. A similar title, Red Socks, goes one step down the developmental ladder and is aimed at those that are barely cooing.A straightforward, informative, and joyous read for both parent and child. (Board book. 9-18 mos.) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
