Ugly Fish

Name: Ugly Fish
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Kara LaReau
ISBN: 9781470355883

Author: Kara LaReau

Narrator: Ezra Knight

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/08/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Acclaimed children's author Kara LaReau was inspired to write this story after reading an article about school bullies. Ugly Fish is a big, mean and ugly fish. And because he's big and mean, he scares all the other little fish so that he can keep the fish tank all to himself. Ugly Fish enjoys swimming through his driftwood tunnel and eating his special briny food, and he won't share with anyone else. But when an even bigger, meaner fish shows up in the bowl, Ugly Fish doesn't feel so fearless anymore.

About Kara LaReau

Kara LaReau was an editor at Candlewick Press prior to becoming a full-time writer. She has published many acclaimed picture books for children including Ugly Fish, Rabbit & Squirrel and Otto: The Boy Who Loved Cars. Kara lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and son and their two cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on November 26, 2019

The eponymous Ugly Fish enjoys having his tank to himself in this darkly amusing picture-book from author Kara LaReau and illustrator Scott Magoon. Each new fish that is added to the tank is eaten by our ugly piscine hero, until loneliness prompts him to try a new tack. Unfortunately for him, the ne......more

Goodreads review by Beth on August 13, 2017

Before there was I WANT MY HAT BACK and THIS IS NOT MY HAT there was UGLY FISH.......more

Goodreads review by Cosette on December 19, 2016

Epic. Definitely caught my listener's attention. Always a pleasure - this time, my listener acted it out :-)......more

Goodreads review by Agnė on January 21, 2021

3.5 out of 5 Ugly Fish is a darkly humorous picturebook about, depending on how you look at it, either bullying or survival of the fittest (or, perhaps, survival of the biggest bully?). Anyways, it's a lot of fun, especially for a storytime. In fact, that's how I first encountered Ugly Fish, and I rem......more

Goodreads review by Regina on October 06, 2011

Ugly Fish is the RULER of his tank and he likes having things his own way. He likes having his flakes each day, and he likes swimming around, but what he doesn't like is sharing any of those things with other fish. When they enter the tank, with their friendly smiles and happy attitudes he has a very......more