Wyatt asks Norman "How's About a New Story?"
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But first a finny!
Q: What does a parrot fish say?
Q: What does a parrot fish say?
A: Polly wants an oyster cracker!
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Fin Pal asks Norman "Do you sleep at night?"
Xujan-Mei’s underwater watercolor is fintastic! And look! He drew himself inside the diving suit!
All the cool blue makes it sort of hard to read the questions, so they are:
Do you sleep at night time?
In the world, what is your favorite color?
What do you think? Do goldfish sleep?
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Q: Where do goldfish sleep at night?
A: Where do goldfish sleep at night?
Q: In riverbeds
Want to learn more cool facts about goldfish sleeping? Click over to AquariumGenius.
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Asher asks Norman "Do You Like Mario?"
Asher asks some good questions, right? What do you think? Does Norman even know who Mario is?
And what about his human? Does Norman like him or not? If you’re not sure, then click on over to the Not Norman, A Goldfish Story book page to read NOT CURTIS to find out exactly what Norman the goldfish thought about his human when they first met.
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Q: How do you catch a whole school of goldfish?
Q: How do you catch a whole school of goldfish?
A: With bookworms.
Although the Baby Mouse series doesn’t star any goldfish, bookworms gobble it up! Check it out!
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Fin Pal asks Norman "Are You Famous?"
Have you read the Norman the Goldfish books, NOT NORMAN and NORMAN ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH? Have your friends read them? (They are available in your library and bookstores.)
So then, what do you think Norman will say? Is he famous?
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Q: Why did the burglar try to steal Norman?
Q: Why did the burglar steal the goldfish?
A: Because Norman is 100% pure gold! Get it? Norman the Goldfish!
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Fin Pal asks Norman "Do you like scary books?"
PSSSST! Do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell?
CLOSER . . . Let me whisper in your ear . . .
Norman the Goldfish is a Scaredy Fish! Yep, that’s why, in Not Norman, when the boy hears SCRATCH SCREETCH Norman is watching.
What’s more! In Norman One Amazing Goldfish, our fishy friend gets so scaredy he is quivers and shakes with Stage Fright!
What happens next? (No way am I spoiling the ending here. Read the book to find out!)
But here’s the secret: Norman loves reading books that are scary. Especially when they are about fish. If you like picture books that are a little bit scary and a whole lot of fun, read on:
Norman’s List of Five Best Scaredy-Fish Picture Books
(On a scare level of #1-5. #5 being fish scale-raising scariest.) *
#1 Ten Scared Fish by Ros Moriarty, illustrated by Balarinji (published by Allen & Unwin Australia, 2012.)
This underwater Australian creature counting book starts out 1-2-3 with Turtles, then a Snake…until finally 10 little Fish meet a big scary SHARK! Bold, bright pictures perfect for 1–3-year-olds.
#2 Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Scot Magoon (published by Harcourt, 2006).
What’s scarier than a bully? Ugly Fish is ugly and big and mean, and he doesn’t share…with anyone! And that means the wimpy little fish who keep showing up in his tank have got to go. But then one day someone bigger and uglier and maybe even meaner arrives . . .
#3 Barry the Fish with Fingers and the Scary Harry Monster by Sue Hendra, illustrated by Paul Linnet (published by Simon & Schuster, 2011).
As that fabulous title suggests, this is a great fun read-aloud! Barry & his fishy friends are playing hide & seek. Puffy finds a great hiding place in an old wreck, but he gets scared out of his wits when he sees a hairy monster lurking in the shadows. Luckily Barry the fish with fingers comes to the rescue! Spoiler alert: the “monster” is just a friendly seahorse in need of a haircut.
#4 Teeth, Tentacles, and Tail Fins: A Wild Ocean Pop-Up by Matthew Reinhart (published by Reinhart Studios, 2021).
Pop-Up book of underwater creatures that jump out from the page! Literally! (Imagine the Jaws shark leaping for the boat—that image!) That and 49 others including the colossal squid, the anglerfish, goblin shark, of course, with facts about the creatures. Definitely not a bedtime read, and yes, pop-ups are fragile, but so worth it (and tape-able).
#5 Creepy But Cool Fish by Julie K. Lundgren (published by Crabtree Seedling, 2021)
Non-Fiction—what’s scarier than real life? Book of photographs of fish—from baby fish called “fry” to the whale shark—the largest fish! Including facts about how fish adapt in weird ways to their environment in order to survive.
*Amazon buying links are included for your convenience only; I do not receive payment/rewards for them. Our preference is that we buy local & support local booksellers!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! . . . BOO!
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Fin Pal asks "Who's Your Best Friend?"
Those of you who read the Norman the Goldfish books know that the boy didn’t want a goldfish—not at all when they met. But then, by the end of the book, He and Norman are best fishes—which in human, is best friends.
This illustration is from NOT NORMAN, A GOLDFISH STORY (Candlewick Press). Click on the picture to view my U-Tube Read-Aloud
Here’s Norman’s list of three qualities of a best fish:
Honest
Good Listener
Supportive
What do you think makes someone a best friend?
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Another trait good friend have is being “fun” and “having fun together.” On that note, here’s one of Norman’s favorite finny:
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Artie Fish.
Artie Fish who?
Artie Fish-el Intelligence.
For more about what it takes to be a best friend, here’s a list of “10 Qualities of a Good Friend,” from newkidscenter.org.
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Fin Pal asks Norman about Friends, Tanks & Flipper
Eddie wrote that his fish Flipper was a red “betta”. Betta fish are also known as “Siamese Fighting Fish” because male betta fish will fight with each other over territory. There are about 70 kinds of betta fish. They are called “living art” because they are so beautiful. Like Norman and other goldfish, betta fish need space to swim around, clean water, and special food. Beta fish and goldfish can not live in the same bowl because they have different habits and needs.
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Q: Which is better at basketball, a goldfish or betta fish?
Q: Which is better at basketball, a goldfish or betta fish?
A: Neither, because they’re both afraid of the net!
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and the WINNER of the "WINNER-WINNER CHICKEN DINNER" QUARTERLY GIVEAWAY IS . . .
THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the Quarterly Giveaway is . . . Drum roll please!
Wait! Before we announce the winner, huge thanks and fishbowl love to all of you who entered this quarter’s Winner’s Choice Giveaway by subscribing to my blog, “Kelly’s Fishbowl,” sending letters & drawing to Norman the Goldfish’s advice column “Ask Norman,” or sharing snapshots of “Activities” on social media.
The good news is you made our fishy hearts flutter with joy.
The better news is, there weren’t as many entries as their could have been—did you forget you could enter more than one time each quarter?—so all of you who did enter have a 1-22 chance of winning. Talk about great odds!
In the interest of fairness, we wanted choosing the winner to be completely random random drawing. We asked this guy to pick a winner.
But he wouldn’t take the bait. . .
So, we popped all the entries into our trusty fish bucket. . .
And the winner is: KARI LAVELLE
Lucky Kari will win dinner with a chicken or her choice of any one of these fabulous prizes:
To all of you, There’s still next time! Enter now, enter often, even better—have your kids, students, second-cousin on your goldfish’s side enter. There is no limit to how many times you enter—or WIN the Quarterly Winner-Choice Giveaway!
