Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure - Hardcover

Schwarz, Viviane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763629103 ISBN 13: 9780763629106

Publisher: Candlewick, 2006

Synopsis

A silly shark and lobster are in a panic to ward off a land-bound menace in this comical ode to the power of suggestion, the joys of teamwork, and the fun to be found in a narrow escape.

Out in the sea, Shark told his friend Lobster one day: "Lobster, I'm scared!"

What could Shark possibly be afraid of? It seems somebody's told him
about a thing that's full of teeth and stripes, and now he's scared of . . .
tigers! Rumor has it these horrible creatures walk on their teeth, glow in the dark, and eat you up. Of course, there's nothing to be done but to build an undersea fortress that will shield Shark and Lobster from this terrible threat, and as word gets around, ocean friends from cuttlefish to spiky crabs get busy piling seven hundred rocks and an old piano to keep tigers away. But is their wall high enough to do the trick? Wouldn't a huge sea monster, big enough to swallow them all, do an even better job of protecting them?

About this title

About the Author:

VIVIANE SCHWARZ says she has "always written things." After writing THE ADVENTURES OF A NOSE, her first book, which was also illustrated by her husband, Joel Stewart, she took some time off to get
a master's in illustration. She says she is also working on a novel, "whenever I have the time." Viviane Schwartz lives in London.

JOEL STEWART created the art for THE ADVENTURES OF A NOSE, which PUBLISHERS WEEKLY compared to the work of Magritte. He is also the illustrator of the highly acclaimed picture books JABBERWOCKY and TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON. Joel Stewart lives in London.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 2. The team behind The Adventures of a Nose (2006) offers a less surreal picture book, this one featuring goofy sea creatures that would be right at home in a Spongebob Squarepants cartoon, as well as a message about calming irrational anxieties. Big, strong Shark has a phobia of tigers, and his worries spread to his buddy, Lobster, and to other crustacean neighbors (whose jointed bodies are less appealingly anthropomorphized than that of expressive Shark). Everyone pitches in to build a fortress, beefing up security by retrieving a "huge big monster from the deep sea." Having mustered the courage to face the flesh-and-blood monster, Shark and Lobster realize the absurdity of their earlier fears. Hand-inked, digitally colored panels spin out the story at just the right pace, and the book's thick matte pages open vertically, yielding tall spreads that reinforce the impression of descending through watery depths. The unfamiliar bottom-to-top page turns may tempt some adults to pass over this for group sharing, but the positive reactions from kids should justify giving it a try. Jennifer Mattson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0763629103
• ISBN 13: 9780763629106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Stewart Joel, Schwarz Viviane