Big Al and Shrimpy

In the wide blue sea
there was a very clever
fish named Shrimpy.
You could not find
a smarter fish.
But Shrimpy
was also
very,
very
small.
Poor Shrimpy He wants to be like Big Al, loved and adored by all the other fish. But who would want to be friends with such a teeny, tiny fish? Big Al, that's who He's big and scary-looking, and he remembers what it was like to be friendless. Still, all the other fish think Shrimpy's just a nuisance. Then one day, when Big Al's life is in danger, Shrimpy is the only one brave enough and smart enough to save the day. Suddenly, everyone can see that friends come in all shapes and sizes and Shrimpy turns out to be the best friend any fish could want

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2002
ISBN: 9780689842474
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.82h x 10.33w x 0.40d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2002 pg. 951
PW Notes and Reprints 08/19/2002 pg. 92
School Library Journal 11/01/2002 pg. 119
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 29 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 29 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Publishers Weekly 08/19/2002

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 67122 / Big Al and Shrimpy
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5