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Shark Tale: Lenny's Fishy Fib
The newest animated feature from DreamWorks features major voice talent, gorgeous artwork, and an underwater comedy that's leagues away from anything else.
Shark Tale tells the story of Oscar (played by Will Smith), a fast-talking little fish who finds himself in hot water when he is mistaken for a hero. At first, his fellow fish swallow Oscar's story hook, line, and sinker, and he's showered with fame and fortune. It's all going along swimmingly, until it starts to become clear that Oscar's tale about being a great hero sounds a little fishy. Now Oscar has to tread water until he can get the scales to tip back in his favor again.
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Shark Tale tells the story of Oscar (played by Will Smith), a fast-talking little fish who finds himself in hot water when he is mistaken for a hero. At first, his fellow fish swallow Oscar's story hook, line, and sinker, and he's showered with fame and fortune. It's all going along swimmingly, until it starts to become clear that Oscar's tale about being a great hero sounds a little fishy. Now Oscar has to tread water until he can get the scales to tip back in his favor again.
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- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2004
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Gail Herman
228 books73 followersGail Herman, formerly a children's book editor in New York City, has written picture books, easy-to-reads, and chapter books, including many titles in the Who Was/What Was series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her family.
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October 16, 2016
Personal Response: When I read this book to a five year old girl on the bus, I was very surprised how much emotion was put into this book. The little girl seemed to really enjoy the pictures in the book, along with me reading to her. The girl also seemed to enjoy how I read the book to her. If I read the book with more detail, she seemed to pay attention to the words of the book then to the pictures. If I read with no detail in my voice she got bored and started to watch the pictures more. Overall I thought this book was very cute, but it also helped to teach responsibility.
Plot: Oscar was a very outgoing fish who loved to show off and wanted to have a high status. When he was “attacked” by Lenny and then an anchor was dropped on his brother Frankie, Oscar took the chance to be famous. He named himself Oscar the sharkslayer, but also kept Lenny undercover with him. No one knew that Lenny was a shark, but back in Lenny’s home town his dad was on a frantic search for him. Then he caught word of the shark slayer and immediately went on a rampage after Oscar. In the end, Lenny and his dad made up, and Oscar told his hometown that he wasn’t a sharkslayer, and that he didn’t actually kill a shark.
Characterization: Lenny is a shy, and sweet shark who wishes he wasn’t a shark. He wishes that, because he doesn’t do and eat what normal sharks do. He is very caring and doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Oscar is a very daring, and outgoing fish who tends to lie a lot and make up stories. In all reality he wants to be famous, but knows it’s not very likely.
Recommendations: I recommend this book to boys and girls from the ages 4 to 8. Even though the child may not be able to read the book it is a great book for someone to read to the child. It is also a great book for kids to get stronger at their reading skills.
Plot: Oscar was a very outgoing fish who loved to show off and wanted to have a high status. When he was “attacked” by Lenny and then an anchor was dropped on his brother Frankie, Oscar took the chance to be famous. He named himself Oscar the sharkslayer, but also kept Lenny undercover with him. No one knew that Lenny was a shark, but back in Lenny’s home town his dad was on a frantic search for him. Then he caught word of the shark slayer and immediately went on a rampage after Oscar. In the end, Lenny and his dad made up, and Oscar told his hometown that he wasn’t a sharkslayer, and that he didn’t actually kill a shark.
Characterization: Lenny is a shy, and sweet shark who wishes he wasn’t a shark. He wishes that, because he doesn’t do and eat what normal sharks do. He is very caring and doesn’t want to hurt anyone. Oscar is a very daring, and outgoing fish who tends to lie a lot and make up stories. In all reality he wants to be famous, but knows it’s not very likely.
Recommendations: I recommend this book to boys and girls from the ages 4 to 8. Even though the child may not be able to read the book it is a great book for someone to read to the child. It is also a great book for kids to get stronger at their reading skills.
July 29, 2017
I'm finding that it's a rare early reader that I actually enjoy. I know kids have limited vocabulary, but do the stories have to be so...boring? This was unique, in that a character actually dies in the story...not typical for a kids' book. I actually saw Shark Tale in theaters with my nephew. He got so bored that we left before it was over. Only time in my life I've done that. And that may have contributed to my meh feelings about this book. I do like the way the father ends up reacting at the end, and the fact that it is clearly stated that the lying STOPS at the end is a good thing. Still, it felt dry and boring. Much like the movie, actually...
April 7, 2016
We picked this book up from our public library.
Do you remember the movie Shark Tale, well this book is written with the small part in the movie. Where Oscar lies about being the Sharkslayer, and Lenny the shark lies about eating Oscar. There is no real moral to this story, just that your lies come to the surface. It was a fun read, especially since it was close to the movie. Our favorite part is where Lenny becomes a dolphin! I mean can you really see a shark become a dolphin? Fun read I would say from ages 5 on up!
Do you remember the movie Shark Tale, well this book is written with the small part in the movie. Where Oscar lies about being the Sharkslayer, and Lenny the shark lies about eating Oscar. There is no real moral to this story, just that your lies come to the surface. It was a fun read, especially since it was close to the movie. Our favorite part is where Lenny becomes a dolphin! I mean can you really see a shark become a dolphin? Fun read I would say from ages 5 on up!
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