In today's picture book you will meet a cat who is a superlative friend and who gives his best friend something more valuable than gold or diamonds.
Michael Foreman
Picture Book
For ages
Andersen Press USA, 2012, 978-1-4677-0317-8
Cat considers himself lucky because he is able to “wander
wild and free, far and wide.” Cat’s friend Bubble is not so lucky. Bubble is a
goldfish and he lives in a tank. Poor Bubble spends his days swimming around
and around his aquarium. He never goes anywhere or sees anything, and Cat feels
very sorry for him.
One day, Cat is
in the park when he sees a bucket in the sand box and he gets an idea. Cat
fills the bucket with water and he carries it home. Then he encourages Bubble
to jump into the bucket, which the little fish happily does.
Cat takes Bubble
to see the pond in the park, and to the river, and finally Bubble gets his first
glimpse of the “wide, wide sea.” Bubble had no idea that there was so much to
see out in the world. Then Cat invites Bubble to dive into the sea so that he
too can be “wild and free.”
True friends are
a rare commodity. All too often a friend thinks of him or herself first, but this
is not the case with Cat, who is willing to do whatever it takes to give his
goldfish friend the opportunity to be free and at liberty.
With wonderfully
expressive watercolor illustrations and a powerful story with memorable
characters, this is a picture book that readers of all ages will enjoy.
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