num_pages: 32
description: 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 JournalNorman the goldfish isnt 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 dont 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 didnt knowyou wanted.
language: English
title: Not Norman: A Goldfish Story
publisher: Candlewick Press