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Dear Fish

By Chris Gall (Hardcover Book, 2006)
What happens when the creatures of the sea take Peter Alan up on his offer? Something fishy, of course! At first, their visit is all fun and games, but then, things really start to get out of hand? Watch out for a bucking bull shark at the rodeo, the invasion of a slimy school of fish, and many other playful pictorial puns hidden in these striking, surrealistic illustrations. An endpaper identifying over 30 species of fish appearing in the book is an educational bonus. Here is a fantastic flight of fancy that every child will savor, with a subtle message: Be careful what you wish for!
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  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    • Format: Hardcover Book

    • Price: $16.99 US/$22.99 CAN

    • ISBN-13: 9780316058476

    • On Sale Date: 05/10/2006

    • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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What happens when the creatures of the sea take Peter Alan up on his offer? Something fishy, of course! At first, their visit is all fun and games, but then, things really start to get out of hand? Watch out for a bucking bull shark at the rodeo, the invasion of a slimy school of fish, and many other playful pictorial puns hidden in these striking, surrealistic illustrations. An endpaper identifying over 30 species of fish appearing in the book is an educational bonus. Here is a fantastic flight of fancy that every child will savor, with a subtle message: Be careful what you wish for!

Chris Gall is the award-winning author and illustrator of Dear Fish, There's Nothing to Do on Mars, and his most recent, Dinotrux, a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2009. His books have received numerous starred reviews and awards including a Borders Original Voices Book for 2006 for Dear Fish and a Kirkus Best Children's Book for 2008 for There's Nothing to Do on Mars. Chris has won a multitude of awards from organizations like the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Magazine, and is also the illustrator of America the Beautiful, a Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Book of 2004. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

  • Praise for America the Beautiful:

    «"A striking treatment... Gall is a distant relative of Katharine Bates; he does her work proud."--Booklist (starred review)

    «"Gall offers an innovative interpretation of the this classic paean to the nation, blending primitive and sophisticated elements to convey a three-dimensional look."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

    "Gall creates a series of impeccably detailed engravings that dramatically depict specific scenes."--The New York Times

    "[Gall's] stunning hand-engraved illustrations evoke the murals of artists funded by Depression-era Works Progress Administration."--The Miami Herald

    "Gall, the great-great-grandnephew of Katharine Lee Bates, does his aunt proud with bold, righly colored illustrations that capture the spirit of the poem."--The Horn Book

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Dear Fish
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Price: $16.99 US/$22.99 CAN
  • Pages: 36
  • Physical Dimensions: 8-1/2" x 11"
  • Audio Run Time: 0
  • ISBN-13: 9780316058476
  • On Sale Date: 05/10/2006
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