Reviews for Go fish!

Kirkus
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Goose and friends go fishing but can't seem to catch any fish.In a narrative composed of only a few words, Goose (so named on the jacket flap, but readers will be forgiven for identifying the character as a duck) and five animal chums set off to the pond with their fishing gear. They cast their lines (except Goose, who becomes wildly tangled) and wait. "Go / fish!" They reel them in but haven't caught anything. "No fish." They're not discouraged. They try again. "Go fish!" (Poor Goose is fumbling with the worms.) But still, their hooks are empty. "No fish." With each failure the group gets more and more crestfallen. Until Goose is finally ready, casting the line far out into the pond. "Gooooooo." And at last Goose catches a giant "Fish! Fish! Fish! Fish!" The enormous fish is pink and wearing a smile, but tiny fangs and its hefty size are enough to make all of the friends scatter. "GO! GO! GO!" Luckily, Goose finds a way (with the help of some pizza) to bring everyone back together. Sauer's minimalist wordplay and Waring's rotund, cheery friends brighten up a favorite pastime. A slight educational aside: Some of the unusual items they catch (although exaggerated) could be a conversation starter about pollution.A fun summertime romphook, line, and sinker. (Picture book. 2-6) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


Horn Book
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The animal gang from Truck, Truck, Goose! returns for more sparsely worded entertainment. This time, the friends go fishing but have trouble attracting the lake's big, gilled resident ("No fish"). However, after Goose orders pizza, darned if the fish isn't suddenly sociable ("Here you go, Fish!"). The bright, cheerful-looking digital art features a cast with the facial candor and pudgy proportions of toddlers. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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