Fin Pal asks Norman: "Do You Pee?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
This is a question lots of kids ask.
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Below is a drawing of a goldfish’s guts (really just the intestines but guts goes betters with goldfish.) Below that is a drawing of the human digestive system aka people guts. See how much more complex human guts are?
When it comes to guts—goldfish or human—in the end, it all ends up…coming out the end!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman: "How Did You Draw That?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
This is a question lots of kids at school visits ask.
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Here’s a photograph of illustrator Noah Z. Jones with Kelly at a school visit. Read more about Noah and how he created Norman in this interview “About that Sweatband!”
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman: "How Are You Pal?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
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Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman "How Did You Write That?"
WOW! That’s a good question. It’s a question lots of kids ask. The truth is, Norman didn’t write the picture book Not Norman, A Goldfish Story. Kelly wrote it. She also wrote Norman One Amazing Goldfish about the day Norman’s human entered him in Pet-O-Rama.
Norman is a made-up goldfish in her story. Norman is also a goldfish that lives at Kelly’s house. But, let me ask you: while Norman the goldfish is swimming around in his bowl, might he be imagining stories?
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Say kids:
If Norman did sneak out of his fishbowl, where do you think he would go? What would he do?
If Norman’s idea sparks a story in you, share it with us here! We’d love to read it. And, who knows, your story could become a book, too!
Happy Creating!
P.S Norman did write a story about how he got his human. It’s called Not Curtis! to read it, click!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman an Earful
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
If you’ve read Not Norman, a Goldfish Story, then you know something CRAZY happens in class that sends everyone running, screaming, chasing… everything but listening.
Can you remember a time when you were trying to say something, but no one was listening?
What makes Norman a good listener?
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Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman "What's your Favorite Animal?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
A brand new year! Celebrating with 2-for-2022 with a letter and question from Finpals! Letter (with super cute drawing) first:
Finpals who are just learning to write,can tell a teacher or adult their questions for Norman T. Goldfish. (The T stand for “The” because “The” is Norman’s middle name.) Like this one:
Do you have a favorite animal? If so, why? Do you think Norman the Goldfish has a favorite animal? He sure does! Actually he has 2. Can you guess what they might be? Here’s a hint:
T also stands for “tell” and “tricks” and “tail”—as in Norman’s tail is finny and long. One of Norman’s favorite animals doesn’t live in water or have a tail. The other one only lives in water (but salt water, not fresh water). And it has a long tail—so long it can wrap it around coral or grass and hold tight during rough seas.
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The Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) inhabits the reefs of the Indo-Pacific. They are not good swimmers—but they do have horns—lust like a longhorn cow. Want to learn more about cowfish? Click here!
Wonder if cowfish say “Moooo” instead of “glug-glug”?
Did you know seahorses move by using a small fin on their back that flutters up to 35 times per second: 1-2-3…35. For more “Amazing Facts About Seahorses” click over to OneKindPlant.org.
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Calling All Finpals!
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
Fin Pal to Norman: Do You Like Pizza?
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
Do you like pizza? What about orange? Some people put orange cheese on their pizza. Some people put fruit on their pizza. But I’ve never seen anyone put orange fruit on their pizza…have you? Some humans put fish on their pizza, too. Norman would never put a human on his pizza…or would he?
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Just as we humans can get sick from eating things that are not good for us, goldfish can too. So unless your pizza is made of seaweed topped with freeze-dried brine shrimp, don’t fee it to your goldfish!
Here’s more from the Fish Vet on What and How to Feed your Goldfish.