This collaboration between Barry Louis Polisar and illustrator David
Clark is a long awaited sequel to Barry's three earlier collections of
poems, Peculiar Zoo, Curious Creatures and Insect Soup. This time the
poems are about creatures that live in-or by-the water and many of the
poems work on multiple levels. Polisar writes about everything from the
Pot Bellied Sea Horse to the Sweetlips Fish; the poems are smart and
fun. The book ends with a delightful homage to one of Gerard Manley
Hopkins poems and the artwork by David Clark is done in vivid colors
that seem to jump right off the page. Through The Looking Glass
Children's Book Review said these "well-crafted poems and illustrations
make this book a must" and Pen Pals & Picture Books wrote "the poems are
clever and delightful, the illustrations are expressive and hilarious."