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ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
This is a simple but straight to the point book that delivers the point that just because someone doesn't speak your language does not make them rude or stupid, or annoying.
In the story, the little boy wants to speak to the fish, but finds that the fish doesn't understand him, and thinks there is something wrong with the fish. He tries to talk to a lion, with much the same results. It isn't until he speaks to a tree, that the tree asks if he tried speaking Fish to the fish, and the boy replies he didn't know that fish spoke a different language.
Good instructions on how to be compassionate for others, and to realize that we are all different, and come from different places, but if we learn to speak each others languages, it makes it that much easier.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
In the story, the little boy wants to speak to the fish, but finds that the fish doesn't understand him, and thinks there is something wrong with the fish. He tries to talk to a lion, with much the same results. It isn't until he speaks to a tree, that the tree asks if he tried speaking Fish to the fish, and the boy replies he didn't know that fish spoke a different language.
Good instructions on how to be compassionate for others, and to realize that we are all different, and come from different places, but if we learn to speak each others languages, it makes it that much easier.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
libraryrobin's review
3.0
A boy fails to converse with a variety of creatures until a talking tree points out that he needs to learn their languages.
An interesting story on communication and the positive effects of learning a new language.
An interesting story on communication and the positive effects of learning a new language.
mellambert's review against another edition
5.0
Great message about learning more about people before we write them off for being different from us.
smorrison4's review
5.0
This was a great book with a fantastic message about understanding. The illustrations were fantastic, I love the side eye from the boy, it reminded me of characters in sitcoms that look directly at the cameras.
This is a great book to ass to your collection and will spark conversations about languages, miscommunication, understanding, and compromise.
This is a great book to ass to your collection and will spark conversations about languages, miscommunication, understanding, and compromise.
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