Pout-Pout Fish: Haunted House

Description: "It's time for Halloween, and Mr. Fish is nervous about visiting a haunted house with his friends--but he just may be surprised that it's not all so scary!"--Amazon website.

Brief description: Deborah Diesen is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books and the Worry-Worry Whale spinoff series. She has also worked as a bookseller, a bookkeeper, and a reference librarian. She lives in Michigan with her family.

Review Quotes:

Praise for the Pout-Pout Fish series:

"Winning artwork . . . Hanna's cartoonish undersea world swims with hilarious bug-eyed creatures that ooze personality." --Kirkus Reviews

"Appealing . . . the cartoon illustrations of undersea life are bright and clean and the protagonist's exaggerated expressions are entertaining." --School Library Journal

"The playful, rhyming verse is well matched with Hanna's funny cartoon illustrations." --School Library Journal

"Fans of this series will appreciate Diesen's rhythmic - and ultimately reassuring - text, and Hanna's sunny illustrations contain many clever details." --Booklist