Customer Reviews

Big Al and Shrimpy

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My 4 year old son first discovered this book at the library. We had checked it out several times before I ended up buying it. He really enjoys reading listening to the story and the pictures are beautiful as well. We also purchased the book that is a prelude to this one called "Big Al".

This is a great book for teachers to use while teaching response to literature. The students loved Big Al and were anxious to hear the sequel. The children can easily identify with the themes of friendship and teamwork. They also enjoy comparing Big Al and Shrimpy to Rainbow Fish and Swimmy.

This story is about a little fish named Shrimpy. All the other fish made fun of Shrimpy because he was small. They played hide and seek. Big Al was it. He was faster than all the other fish. He caught Shrimpy. It was Shrimpy's turn. Shrimpy caught Big Al and that was when shrimpy and big Al became friends. They went down to the deep blue sea. Shrimpy thought Big Al could throw a ball. It was green. He puffed like a ball and it rolled and rolled. He went over the ledge and got stuck in the deep blue. Shrimpy gathered all of there friends to help get Big Al out of the rock. They grabbed on his fin and his other fin and they pulled and then he got out and was saved.
The author message in the story is teamwork. I know this because in the story they helped pull Big Al out of the crack. All the fish pulled him out.
I would recommend this book to someone to read or buy because it was funny and good. I am going to tell my mom and dad how good it was. I live in Killingly, CT, USA and I am seven years old.

My son loved this book so much after we checked it out from the library that he did not want to return it! It is a great book that teaches children that it is okay to be different from your friends.

I am a preschool teacher and one of the books that we study is 'Big Al'! Big Al and Shrimpy carries on the story and what Big Al does to help Shrimpy. Excellent book for pre-schoolers as it teaches them whats it like to help other people and people that are smaller than you. I would recommend this to any child.

I was so excited when I heard about this 'sequel' that I ordered Big Al and Shrimpy immediately. I am a huge Big Al fan and perhaps my expectations were too high. I was very, very disappointed. The story was stilted and you do not have an opportunity to 'fall in love' with Shrimpy, so the story was flat and evoked little sympathy and emotion. I am teacher for students that are also Big Al fanatics and I didn't even read it to them. Some originals are just too good to follow.

THis is a sweet tail about friendship. I love the illustrations! They are absolutely beautiful!

Big Al is one of my favorites to read to my kindergarten classroom during my ocean unit. It is a wonderful bully prevention book great for making the point of it doesn't matter how you look on the outside. It is what's inside and your actions that matter. Be sure to also read Big Al and Shrimpy!