Panda and Koala adopt a goldfish from the pet shop, but when he is unhappy with his life in captivity they decide to set him free.
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From Publishers Weekly
Two bear pals adopt a fish in this paper-over-board book, an uneasy mix of fantasy and animal-rights activism, nursery-style. The tale quickly becomes murky: Koala and Panda, animals themselves, go to a pet shop to acquire a new friend. They bring home a goldfish, but soon conclude, for reasons not made clear, that their finned companion would be better off free. So Panda and Koala decide to set the little fish loose in the ocean and put it through several trials (any of which would kill a real-life pet goldfish) to acclimate it to salt water and ocean waves. Their successful goldfish release inspires the bears to more pet rescues ("I guess there's no way we'll ever be bored again," says Koala, in the book's last line). Readers may have trouble finding logic in the bears' actions, and Dedieu's (Hunting for Fur) message is imprecise (should kids emulate Panda and Koala?). What charm exists here emanates from the artAchildlike brushstrokes and loosely defined shapes, all rendered on sandy-beige paper and set off by the expert and minimal use of color. But the book design works against the illustrations, with some of the finest spreads marred by the gutters. All ages.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Panda and Koala are bored, so they decide to adopt a goldfish as their new friend. Despite their friendship kisses (deposited on the fish bowl's glass), though, the fish is unhappy, and leaps out of the bowl in frustration. The two fuzzy friends decide that the best solution is to set the goldfish free. In the picture-book version of acclimatization, they start the fish out in the bathtub, proceed to a swimming pool, and eventually set it free in the deep blue sea. Panda and Koala are portrayed in bold strokes of poster paint, looking cuddly and slightly befuddled. Unlike their maneuvers in Hunting for Fur (p. 1115), Panda and Koala's quest is as endearing as many of the plans of children, with some of the same drawbacks; they add salt to the bath water to prepare their fish for the saline ocean, which would kill a real goldfish. A fun book to readbut don't encourage children to try the salt trick at home. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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