Hide-and-Seek Pout-Pout Fish

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 27, 2015

Review

Pout Pout Fish is playing hide and seek under the ocean and asks young readers to help him. There is a tab on each page that makes the reader think that animal will be on the page somewhere. In most cases, the animal is one of those that Pout Pout Fish is seeking. However, that is not always the case. Some of the animals he finds are not named, such as the octopus who is just "Mr. Eight" and some sort of spidery creature who has no name at all. One tab and "discovery" is a clam shown with a prominent pearl inside, something that does not happen very often. The flaps are fairly flimsy so will most likely tear easily. This book will not stand up to many toddler readings. There are better board book and lift the flap books out there.

Overall Book Score: fair