Note: I received an F&G of this book at an ALA conference. ( )

This goofy easy reader is a nice addition to Holiday House's I Like To Read line of emergent readers.

Pat and Mike, an elephant and his pet fish, are out for a day in the boat. While Mike naps, Pat slips over the side to hang out with some other fish. At first it's all fun and games, but when a shark shows up, Pat is in trouble! Will anyone be able to save her from the shark?

Henry's cheerful cartoons show a red-striped goldfish, toothy grey shark, and determined gray elephant coming to the rescue. The ocean is populated with colorful cartoon fish, shy clams, and worried crabs.

This is a higher level, D, due to the more complex words used. The text is a larger font but not huge and not as heavy and dark as some easy readers. The book is carefully laid out so the text is always against a light, empty background. Levels A-C are harder to find, but this is a nice transitional easy reader for kids ready to move up.

Verdict: A good filler choice if you are looking for more low-level easy readers.

ISBN: 9780823437733; Published July 2018 by Holiday House; Borrowed from another library in my consortium; Purchased for the library

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Steve Henry
A level D book in the “I like to read” series. Humor combined with early reading by author-illustrator Steve Henry in less than 30 words, also known from other early readers like Happy Cat, Here is Big Bunny, and Cat got a lot.
Pat the fish, in a fishbowl, and Mike the elephant are in a boat sleeping. Pat sees other fish in the ocean and joins them. He has a great time until a shark nears and the ocean natives yell hide! Unfortunately Pat can’t hide but no despair Mike comes to the rescue by sitting on the shark. How will Mike get back in their boat.
Colorful illustrations accompany this funny simple story great for beginning or reluctant readers.
The size of this book is a little bigger than your average reader. The reviewer had a hardback copy
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Pre Kindergarten through 1st grade ( )