The Blobfish Book
Written by Jessica Olien
Narrated by Courtney Shaw
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Perfect for fans of Battle Bunny and Z Is for Moose, this irresistible book within a book introduces us to Blobfish, known as the “ugliest fish in the sea”...or is he actually the fish who will steal our hearts?
Did you know that the deepest parts of the ocean are over one mile deep—too far down for any sunlight to reach? That’s where Blobfish lives. But this book isn’t about Blobfish...or is it?
This true (clever) story about the (misunderstood) Blobfish is sure to make you smile. Full of fun facts about sea creatures in the deepest reaches of the ocean, this book is perfect for any science lover. From Jessica Olien, the author/illustrator of Shark Detective.
Jessica Olien
Jessica Olien is a writer, illustrator, and native midwesterner now living in Brooklyn. Her cartoons have been published by the New Yorker and her writing for grown-ups has been published in Slate, the Atlantic, McSweeney’s, Marie Claire, and many others. She is the author and illustrator of Shark Detective!, The Blobfish Book, Adrift, Right Now, and When a Tiger Comes to Dinner. Visit her at www.jessicaolien.com.
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Reviews for The Blobfish Book
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5picture book PLUS information about real deep sea animals
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Although this book is shelved in fiction at my library, its a great ocean animals, non-fiction included book to read for younger school age and pre-k kids. The first half mainly discusses those creatures at the deepest levels of the ocean along with Blobfish running commentary. Then second half gives personality to the different creatures and the camaraderie they have as being deep ocean dwellers. Great for school age program.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A cartoon-like blobfish continually intervenes in this ostensibly non-fiction picture-book account of the creatures of the deep sea, expressing a desire for more attention to himself and his kind. As the main narrative profiles creatures from the viperfish to the blenny fish, the blobfish adds his own commentary. When the narrator finally does get to blobfish, mentioning that they have been voted the world's ugliest creatures, our aquatic interventionist is terribly hurt, and must be comforted by his fellow deep-sea creatures.I wasn't sure what to expect, going into The Blobfish Book, but I ended up finding it rather unsatisfactory, both as an informational book, and as a humorous tale. I expect that the dual narrative structure and meta-fictional self-awareness of the blobfish are meant to create a sense of whimsy and fun, but I can't say I was particularly amused. Humor is, of course, highly individual, so there's nothing to say that others won't find this humorous. That said, I also felt that, despite the informational back-matter, there wasn't enough substance here to really make Olien's book a success, as a work on non-fiction. I wanted more about some of these creatures, and while I suppose the author is to be credited for creating that desire to learn more, I just wasn't that impressed with what information was made available. If the blobfish is an endangered species, perhaps a fictional tale focusing on that would have been more to the point? Or, perhaps a more in-depth non-fiction examination of all the species mentioned would have been more satisfactory. As it is, I felt that this title really didn't work as either fiction or non-fiction.