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Ruzzier, Sergio

Fish and Wave

48 pp. | HarperCollins/HarperAlley | May, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06307-667-9 $16.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-06307-666-2 $4.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06307-668-6 $4.99
(2) K-3 I Can Read!: Comics series. Fish (Fish and Sun, rev. 9/21) wakes up early to search for a new friend, and the first potential pal he finds is a wave. Wave starts as a nonthreatening little bump on the water, with a button nose and two dots for eyes. But then, as waves do, she swells, rising to several times her original size and crashing down on Fish, frightening him. ­Ruzzier's illustrations feature minimal ink lines and watercolor washes in groovy pastels that bleed into each other and let the texture of the paper show through, adding warmth and visual interest to this comic for the newest readers. Each spread features one panel; the illustrations do most of the work, and the rest of the story comes in speech bubbles (one or two per panel) that lean heavily on sight words and repetition. When Wave rises again, she and Fish talk about their ­feelings and find a way to allow friendship to blossom and flourish through the cycle of a wave's inevitable fluctuations. Unlikely duos sorting out how to have fun together are a staple of the beginning reader genre, and this story has added depth in its assertion that ­sometimes the best way to play is to go with the flow.
Reviewer: Adrienne L. Pettinelli | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2022

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