I won't spoil the surprise, but this poor little guy ("more of a breathmint than a fish, really...") is one awesome fish! Loved it! ( )

Don't underestimate the little guy! Also, maybe respect people's boundaries.
I love the colours in this book, the bright yellow of our protagonist against the green-to-blue-to-purple sea, and the lines of water turbulence around the creatures (and their speech bubbles, sometimes). I like how the size and positioning and cursiveness of the octopus's speech makes it more clear how little its actually speaking to its future lunch as much as about it. I love the endpapers that begin with the hungry denizens of the sea stalking our friend and end with their comeuppances, though I'm not entirely sure all of those animals would want to be eating a tiny fish in the first place (what would a giant clam want with a fish?). I keep flipping through this book to admire the background curlicues and the various contortions of the octopus's tentacles. ( )

An adorable read with a BIG surprise and a great reminder to never underestimate the little guy. Definite must read! ( )

I thought this book was weird and had a bad storyline. This book does not contain a lot of words and shows a fish getting bullied over and over again. Would not recommend. ( )

This book though it has few words, speaks of a small fish that is constantly in fear of being eaten and prey of other bigger fish and creatures in the ocean. It shows how he finds his inner strength of being a small fish, he has a powerful secret up his sleeve. It turns out his special secret is that he's a puffer fish and can defend himself. This shows children that if they dig deep they can overcome the toughest of bullies.
It does show that violence is a route for dealing with bullies, which is not what you want to teach a child, so I would spend more time discussing this with children if I read it to them or had it in my classroom.
I do think that if there were more words the story could be presented as words are powerful in every sense, more powerful than actions. ( )