Not Norman : a goldfish story /
Kelly Bennett ; illustrated by Noah Z. Jones.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2005.
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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.
As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.