Product Description
A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, but the tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 13 reviews)

My favorite children's book

This is my all time favorite children's book. I am an early childhood educator, and I read tons of books, but this one stands out. The illustrations are brilliant, the concept is moving and beautiful, and it opens the door for talking about fish, frogs, metamorphosis, or even learning not to take things for granted. I love Leo Lionni. The messages in his books can reach into the hearts of people of all ages.

Good for Children ages 3-10.
December 12, 2008

Delightful

A delightful story about the friendship of a fish and frog. The children absolutely love the pictures!!!
August 07, 2008

Teachers

This is a wonderful book to read at the beginning of the school year for social studies. My students loved the book and made their own connections to them learning about other cultures. They had wonderful insight in the underlying themes and now when one of their classmates is not being open-minded, they say fish is fish!!
September 11, 2007

Great book for predictions

Leo Lionni has a wonderful simplistic style of art that many children relate to. I teach Kindergarten and love to use this book for a prediction activity. We talk about what the fish's perspective must be like, and using "mind movies" to visualize what he must be imagining as the frog describes his adventure. After I read the first recollection of the frog, I have the children imagine what the fish is imagining. I give them time to see what the fish is seeing, then I reveal what he actually saw. We do a quick check- in to see similarities and differences, then I distribute paper to do a "drawn prediction" for each of the following descriptions. My class loves it. Try it at home or in class. Have fun!
August 05, 2007

The Fish and Frog

Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni is a great book for little kids with great imaginations. In this book a tadpole and a fish are friends. There are many things to learn from this book. I believe that this book should be read by little kids.

The pictures in this book are creative. The pictures are made from imagination. But, it might be better if he used the right colors. The book would really stand out to little kids. Little kids and beginners would love this book for its pictures. It has easy words for beginners to practice reading with.

Their friendship will make you happy even if you're really angry since nothing is better than friendship. For instance, frog left for a long time and eventually returned and fish was not mad. When he came back, he told amazing stories. The story wouldn't be complete without their friendship.

After a day with joy and frustration fish learns, "Frogs are frogs," and "Fish are fish." Fish risked his life to see what frog had described to him. Frog proved to be a hero and a friend. Fish learned a valuable lesson. Frog and fish remained friends.

Fish is Fish is something I definitely recommend. Young kids who are mad at a friend should totally read it. With all the happy events it makes it to a book that's great for friends. I liked how the author put the events in the way he did. Beginning readers should really read this book.

March 20, 2007

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