FICTION

Good-bye, Fish

by Judith KOPPENS
9781605371535. ea vol: illus. by Eline van Lindenhuizen. 32p. (Animal Square Series). Clavis. 2013. Tr $13.95.
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PreS—These stories feature Kitty, Monkey, Mouse, Giraffe, Rabbit, and Dog as they experience everyday events. In Seesaw, Giraffe attempts to rise on the playground teeter-totter by asking friends of graduating weight to take the opposing seat. The menagerie finally discovers that Monkey, Dog, and Mouse together make the perfect pairing. In Good-bye, Fish, Kitty's friends attempt to get her dead goldfish to respond. When tickling its tummy and making waves in the bowl don't work, Giraffe breaks the bad news. A proper burial is held. After Kitty faithfully waters Fish's grave, since he "didn't like dirt, he liked water," a golden flower appears. Van Lindenhuizen's winning critters on spare backgrounds pose with gentle friendliness.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck , Dec 01, 2013

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