"A sweet story that could be used as a springboard to discussion of
the pitfalls of making snap judgments about pets -- or people." --
School Library Journal
Norman the goldfish isn't what this little boy had in mind. He wanted a
different kind of pet -- one that could run and catch, or chase string
and climb trees, a soft furry pet to sleep on his bed at night.
Definitely not Norman. But when he tries to trade Norman for a "good
pet," things don't go as he planned. Could it be that Norman is a better
pet than he thought? With wry humor and lighthearted affection, author
Kelly Bennett and illustrator Noah Z. Jones tell an unexpected -- and
positively fishy -- tale about finding the good in something you didn't
know
you wanted.