Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet

Gilbert Goldfish Wants a PetGilbert has almost everything his fishy heart could desire: a castle, a chest filled with treasure, and food that falls from the sky. But there's one BIG thing missing from his life: a pet. And so begins Gilbert's harrowing search for the perfect fishbowl companion a search filled with loud barking, quiet buzzing, and one giant whiskered surprise With snappy, rhythmic text and the most irresistible goldfish in picture book history, this tale of fish

Gilbert has almost everything his fishy heart could desire: a castle, a chest filled with treasure, and food that falls from the sky. But there's one BIG thing missing from his life: a pet. And so begins Gilbert's harrowing search for the perfect fishbowl companion - a search filled with loud barking, quiet buzzing, and one giant whiskered surprise

With snappy, rhythmic text and the most irresistible goldfish in picture book history, this tale of fish woe and triumph will make readers long for a pet as lovable as Gilbert.

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 06/09/2011
ISBN: 9780803733947
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 10.12h x 8.87w x 0.38d
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/25/2011
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011
School Library Journal 07/01/2011 pg. 64
Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 64
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 pg. 312 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145681 / Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet
Reading Level: 2.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5