Swimmy tells them that they must make a plan, because they can't spend their whole life hiding in the rocks. They are afraid of the big fish and don't want to get eaten. He excitedly asks them all to come out and play, but they refuse. He sees many beautiful and strange creatures on his journey until he finally discovers another school of little red fish, just like his own family used to be. Scared and on his own, the little black fish swims away into the large ocean.
Plot Ī very large tuna eats all the red fish who are swimming around, leaving the little Swimmy all alone. The book was a recipient of a 1964 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations. When he meets a new school that fears leaving their safe rock and being attacked by a predator, Swimmy saves the day by being the leader they need. He is curious and adventurous, exploring the sea after being forced away from his home. The book is the story of a very small fish who stands out because he is a different color from all of his school. The descriptions of the creatures Swimmy encounters will make you say, “Oh, my, yes! That’s exactly what it’s like!” I especially like the lobster “who walked about like a water-moving machine” and the eel “whose tail was almost too far away to remember.Swimmy is a 1963 picture book written and illustrated by Leo Lionni. The words are wonderful too, simple but so lyrical and perfect.
Water-color is the lovely for a story set entirely under the sea. The water-color illustrations are wonderful. Just right.īut the sea was full of wonderful creatures, and as he swam from marvel to marvel Swimmy was happy again. And all these BIG topics are handled with a light, clear touch. This is a book about grief, fear, friendship, and the ways beauty and purpose heal us. But it works just as well in the classroom and at home, to help little readers ponder how important they can be to one another. Personally, I have used it at work to train authors, bloggers, and podcasters how to succeed at collaborative marketing. Why haven’t you read it?!? There is so much in this book! Swimmy shows his friends how-with ingenuity and team work-they can overcome any danger.” Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding. “ The gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a very clever fish by beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni.ĭeep in the sea lives a happy school of fish.
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