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5.0 out of 5 stars My 8-year-old couldn't stop laughing!

My 8-year-old laughs easily, but I can't remember her laughing so hard at a book before. She loved the pictures and hung on every word. This is a clever book that, at worst, will amuse you and, at best, will have you laughing out loud. Recommended for anyone who enjoys sea creatures and witty stories!

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, but a little confusing

The reader of this book experiences the escapades of a host of hyperintelligent fish through the emails of the man hired to watch them. There's wit and fun to these emails (and their attachments), but they sometimes feel disjointed. Still a fun read for five-year-olds and adults.

5.0 out of 5 stars A book in letters

Written in epistle form, a low-rank employee is writing his unresponsive boss about the unruly situation in the company fish tank.

The vocabulary is a bit advanced for the standard picture book audience, but I would recommend the book for ages 7-8.

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute idea, but may be a bit advanced for younger readers

This book is written as a series of emails about fish that get enhanced by a green goo and become intelligent. At first, I was a bit thrown off by the story structure, but after a few pages, it started making sense. I think this would be confusing for young children who don't know about emails. Also, several of the terms are a bit advanced for young readers - example: existential period and electoral process. The ending was also a bit confusing with time restarting. The book is humorous and the illustrations entertaining, but I just don't think it would be for young children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Funny

I found the book to be a joy to read. I found it funny and will read it to my grandchildren. The fish were so funny.

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute children's book and in a unique format.

I liked how this story was told and thought it was clever. However, I thought some of the words used were a little advanced for the targeted audience.

1.0 out of 5 stars Meh

I selected this reader since my kids at school love books with/ about fish, but they didn't not care for this one at all. I couldn't finish it; they wanted me to read a different book, so we put this one away. I thought the pictures may be why, they seemed very dated as if maybe, it was art from the 80's perhaps. The author could use feedback from kids before publishing or maybe use a different age group to market to since most of the kids in the class were very disinterested.

5.0 out of 5 stars What was in the green goo?

It was after the green goo dripped into the fish tank that everything went crazy. And then crazier. With voice effects, this book will be funnier so I recommend reading it aloud to children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Corporate Fish adventures

New and interesting approach that I liked a lot. The emails are formal and very detailed.

Walter, Chase, Alex and Cameron the fish are all nice characters and adventurous.

Illustrations are beautiful and very naturalistic.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!

This is a fun children's picture book.

The illustrations are funny and the idea is great!