As a former teacher, I can say with confidence that this book encourages two behaviors that may be detrimental to children:
1) Criticize others that don't smile often or seem to be in a good mood. Criticize them enough so that they believe that's "just how they are."
2) In order to make someone appear happy, a stranger needs to kiss them. In turn, that someone will think it's alright to go around kissing everyone else without asking.
Why would anyone want to promote these behaviors?
How about asking the person if there's anything that can be done to help them talk about what's making them feel down? How about asking someone before engaging in physical contact? These two options promote respect and healthy behaviors for all involved.
NYT Best Seller or not, I'm returning this book and flagging it for other families as a poor choice. Detailed illustrations can't rescue a terrible story.
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The Bully Shark & Christmas Pout Pout Fish books have slightly worse rhymes, but good lessons. I am keeping those.
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By Yos on September 22, 2018
The book is cute with fun rhymes... but I'll be returning it because it's not a message I want to send to my kiddo. The story consists of a bunch of friends telling the Pout-Pout Fish to change his facial expression & then a stranger comes & nonconsensually kisses him which he likes & then he proceeds to nonconsensually kiss everyone too.By Yos on September 22, 2018
The Bully Shark & Christmas Pout Pout Fish books have slightly worse rhymes, but good lessons. I am keeping those.
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Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2019
Extremely disappointing. I should have read the one star reviews, but I saw the overwhelmingly positive praise and didn’t think to. The whole book is about telling the pout pout fish to smile more because the other animals would like him to. It’s ridiculous. The conclusion is a fish coming up to him and kissing him without his permission and then he decides he’ll be a kiss kiss fish and go around kissing instead. What is the lesson here? This is not a book to help toddlers understand their big feelings. This is a book that encourages stopping people on the street and telling them to “smile more” and kissing without consent. Seriously. What am I missing? The illustrations are beautiful, I’ll give it that.
Reviewed in Canada on March 28, 2019
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If you value CONSENT - do not buy!
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