Meet my friend Doreen

About a week ago I got the sweetest little children’s book in the mail. It’s about a fish named Doreen. And while she is very cute, she’s not always very smart.

Poor Doreen: A Fishy Tale is written by my friend Sally Lloyd-Jones and officially releases today.

Here’s the official description of the book:

An Ample Roundy Fish called Mrs. Doreen Randolph-Potts is on a mission: to visit her second cousin twice removed who’s just welcomed 157 babies. But when she spies what she thinks is a yummy dragonfly—and is actually bait—poor Doreen is lifted out of the water on a fishing pole. Luckily, Doreen is, shall we say, a wee bit clueless about the dire situation. Kids will love being in on the joke as our oblivious heroine arrives, in a roundabout way, at her final destination. Sally Lloyd-Jones, author of the New York Times bestseller How to Be A Baby, and acclaimed illustrator Alexandra Boiger bring the world of a fish to vibrant, funny life.

And there’s a great review of it by Kirkus Reviews that you can read here.

Even though it’s a storybook and geared for children ages 4-7, Caroline and I loved reading it together. The pictures are darling and I think it’ll be one your kids will want to hear over and over again.

You can find it here at Barnes and Noble and here on Amazon.

I promise I’ll be back tomorrow with a full recap of our Spring Break thus far. It’s very exciting. As long as you use the word “exciting” loosely.