Mister Seahorse
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- Author：Eric Carle
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Summary
A stunning new picture book from Eric Carle， the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar。
This gorgeous tale follows Mister Seahorse and other 'male mothers'， in the ocean， with special acetate pages that hide fish behind rocks and reeds。
As Mister Seahorse floats through the sea， he meets a Mr Stickleback， Mr Tilapia， Mr Kurtus and many other fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most surprising ways。
Other titles from Eric Carle:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Busy Spider
Brown Bear， Brown Bear， What Do You See？
From Head to Toe
The Very Lonely Firefly
This gorgeous tale follows Mister Seahorse and other 'male mothers'， in the ocean， with special acetate pages that hide fish behind rocks and reeds。
As Mister Seahorse floats through the sea， he meets a Mr Stickleback， Mr Tilapia， Mr Kurtus and many other fish fathers caring for their eggs and babies in the most surprising ways。
Other titles from Eric Carle:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Busy Spider
Brown Bear， Brown Bear， What Do You See？
From Head to Toe
The Very Lonely Firefly
Reviews
Chloe Smith
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best book ever。
Dean Nelson
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Eric Carle is my Omi's favorite author！ I love reading anything by him with her！ Eric Carle is my Omi's favorite author！ I love reading anything by him with her！ 。。。more
Ali Book&Seaglasshunter
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Mixed feelings on this one。 The story follows a seahorse dad as he waits for his eggs to hatch and encounters other fish dads with their eggs/fish children。 Learning about fish fathers is a cool concept， and something that you might want to expand upon with other reading。 The illustrations are colorful and fun like all of Carle’s books， and have the special clear plastic painted pages to show fish hidden behind seaweed and other ocean debris。 It’s always fun when a book has a little surprise lik Mixed feelings on this one。 The story follows a seahorse dad as he waits for his eggs to hatch and encounters other fish dads with their eggs/fish children。 Learning about fish fathers is a cool concept， and something that you might want to expand upon with other reading。 The illustrations are colorful and fun like all of Carle’s books， and have the special clear plastic painted pages to show fish hidden behind seaweed and other ocean debris。 It’s always fun when a book has a little surprise like that and Carle does it often。 I wasn’t a huge fan of the actual text。 It’s very repetitive （which can be great in kids books）， but a bit clunky。 And of course there’s the whole line about one of the dads babysitting which is sure to annoy plenty of parents out there！ 。。。more
Natalie VanDusen
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Super charming。 Loved reading this with my daughter so close to Father's Day。 Super charming。 Loved reading this with my daughter so close to Father's Day。 。。。more
FM Family
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This is such a strange one！ A story of all the different under the sea dads who help out carrying their babies around in an unconventional way - in their mouths， on their head， etc。 Definitely piques your interest about what is going on under the sea （how does the male tilapia get by carrying all those eggs in his mouth？）。 Interspersed with some "who's hiding over there" pages， done with acetate this is a unique book that I think works as well as a story about this subject could， it's interestin This is such a strange one！ A story of all the different under the sea dads who help out carrying their babies around in an unconventional way - in their mouths， on their head， etc。 Definitely piques your interest about what is going on under the sea （how does the male tilapia get by carrying all those eggs in his mouth？）。 Interspersed with some "who's hiding over there" pages， done with acetate this is a unique book that I think works as well as a story about this subject could， it's interesting， it's repetitive without being boring， and you learn some new weird facts。 My almost 4 year old asked for a book about a seahorse as that's her favourite bath toy right now， and this was what I found - but it's a good one！ 。。。more
Fay
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Ένα πολύ όμορφο και πρωτότυπο βιβλίο - ως προς το κείμενο αλλά και την παρουσίαση。Οι μπαμπάδες έχουν εδώ την τιμητική τους， ενώ παράλληλα μαθαίνουμε ενδιαφέρουσες πληροφορίες για το θαυμαστό κόσμο της θάλασσας。
Olga
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Cute with wonderful pictures。 Dads are awesome ;）
Gina
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This could be used well for talking about camouflage， where clear pages allow you to see various sea creatures separately or obscured by their environment。 It is also interesting for showing male participation in child care。
Rachel Anderson
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Very cute！！！ Love the highlight on Dad's！ Very cute！！！ Love the highlight on Dad's！ 。。。more
Hannah
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I really enjoyed this one！ I should say， I take issue with the use of the word "babysitting" applied to a father。 Aside from that though， this was really colorful and fun and a bit informative！ Carle books are usually winners in my opinion。 I really enjoyed this one！ I should say， I take issue with the use of the word "babysitting" applied to a father。 Aside from that though， this was really colorful and fun and a bit informative！ Carle books are usually winners in my opinion。 。。。more
Suzanne Kunz Williams
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I love how this book shows that Dad animals / fish parent too。
Brisni （בריטני）
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A unique， beautiful little book。
Sandy
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Mister Seahorse has a big responsibility and as he swims through the sea， he meets others just like him that have the same responsibility he has。 Welcome to Fatherhood Mr。 Seahorse！ Mrs。 Seahorse is about to lay her eggs and Mr。 Seahorse wants to help。 She lays her eggs inside a pouch on Mr。 Seahorse's belly as he promises to take good care of them。 As he gently glides through the water， he meets other fathers who are also caring for eggs in a variety of ways。 I liked how Mr。 Seahorse gives comp Mister Seahorse has a big responsibility and as he swims through the sea， he meets others just like him that have the same responsibility he has。 Welcome to Fatherhood Mr。 Seahorse！ Mrs。 Seahorse is about to lay her eggs and Mr。 Seahorse wants to help。 She lays her eggs inside a pouch on Mr。 Seahorse's belly as he promises to take good care of them。 As he gently glides through the water， he meets other fathers who are also caring for eggs in a variety of ways。 I liked how Mr。 Seahorse gives compliments to each of his acquaintances that he meets。 What a positive influence this father is。 Mr。 Seahorse sure does see quite a few fathers in the sea as he swims along。 When it is time for his own babies to be born， we witness the babies tumble out。 I was hoping there would be more to the story than what was provided， at least a few pages。 I really enjoyed the camouflage pages and the repetitive phrases; it created a flow to the book。 The water-colored illustrations were beautiful to look at。 I really enjoyed it but wished it would have been a tad longer at the end。 4。5 stars 。。。more
Alison
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This is。。。 kind of a weird book。 But I liked it？
Danielle Robertson
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Needs a bit more of an ending in my opinion but my toddler son likes playing peekaboo with the transparent pages。
Lauran Burnham
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This was an interesting book because I did not realize how many papa fishes helped protect the eggs of their offspring。 Also， the book had a transparency page that showed the hiding place of other fish， and I know that is going to be a hit with my niece。
Jack Wager
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Mister Seahorse is a great book that can be used when talking about how different animals reproduce differently。 It can be tied to life cycles of sea animals and that some species do things differently than humans。 In Mister Seahorse， a male seahorse carries the babies instead of a female seahorse。 While reading， students can see his belly grow until eventually the seahorses grow。 It is a wonderful story for introducing various health concepts。
briz
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This book fills me with a righteous fire。 I want to thrust it into the hands - or better yet， the hands of the children of - all those socially conservative traditionalists/bigots who say things like it's "not natural" to do X gender or Y sex thing。 Remember Jordan Peterson and his lobster？ And how he got basic biology wrong？ That's how I feel when social conservatives talk about "nature" - I'm like， bro， do u even science？ Do u even biology？ Because dolphins are super gay。 As are penguins， and This book fills me with a righteous fire。 I want to thrust it into the hands - or better yet， the hands of the children of - all those socially conservative traditionalists/bigots who say things like it's "not natural" to do X gender or Y sex thing。 Remember Jordan Peterson and his lobster？ And how he got basic biology wrong？ That's how I feel when social conservatives talk about "nature" - I'm like， bro， do u even science？ Do u even biology？ Because dolphins are super gay。 As are penguins， and albatrosses。 "Natural" for women to be carers/nurturers loving their babies？ Well， in seahorse world， it is indeed MISTER seahorse that carries the babies and births them。 SO TAKE THAT。Anyway， on top of this righteous fire， the book is immensely colorful （it is Eric Carle， after all）， and interactive - there are trumpet fish hiding behind seaweed， and lionfish by coral。 It is a feast。 An underwater feast！ 。。。more
Nicki
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Great book about fathers taking care of their eggs in the ocean community！
Kris
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Gorgeous illustrations， and a concept that is not often covered in picture books - in sea life， it is sometimes the male of the species that carries， hatches， or tends to offspring。 However， there is a page in which one of the fathers is referred to as "babysitting" his children， which is a huge pet peeve of mine。 You are not babysitting。 You are parenting。 If I read this to one of my kids， they would get an earful about that。 Gorgeous illustrations， and a concept that is not often covered in picture books - in sea life， it is sometimes the male of the species that carries， hatches， or tends to offspring。 However， there is a page in which one of the fathers is referred to as "babysitting" his children， which is a huge pet peeve of mine。 You are not babysitting。 You are parenting。 If I read this to one of my kids， they would get an earful about that。 。。。more
Samu
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I guess the closest thing to a picture book where a trans dad gives birth there is。
David Haye
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Would be 5-Stars， except for the line about Mr。 Bullhead "babysitting" his own children。 I think that especially in a book about animal Fathers having positive impacts on the raising of their children， use of that phrase undercuts the overall message。 Fathers who care for their children are no more "babysitting" than Mothers are。 Would be 5-Stars， except for the line about Mr。 Bullhead "babysitting" his own children。 I think that especially in a book about animal Fathers having positive impacts on the raising of their children， use of that phrase undercuts the overall message。 Fathers who care for their children are no more "babysitting" than Mothers are。 。。。more
Kiyoko
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Exceptional interest in the illustrations with the acetate pages！4 stars
Jenn
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a generous 2 star rating。。。 we usually enjoy his books but this one I was like NOPE。 Happy to see dads caring for their eggs but a dad does not "babysit" his own kids。 I could not get over that part。 a generous 2 star rating。。。 we usually enjoy his books but this one I was like NOPE。 Happy to see dads caring for their eggs but a dad does not "babysit" his own kids。 I could not get over that part。 。。。more
Ruthy Effler
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My preschool class had so much fun reading this book， especially finding where animals and their eggs were on each page。 In true Eric Carle fashion， the book has just enough predictability for children to participate in narrating。
Nicholas Mennel
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Modern FantasyK-3rdI enjoyed how this book introduced children to biology through its use of marine life interactions。 It addressed the topic of reproduction to show the diversity that exists among different animals。 This book is a fun way to engage children in the world of reading， while also introducing them to the world of biology。
Nikki
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I just read this with a small group of second grade students。 They enjoyed the hide and seek pages and the story of how the dads care for their eggs。 Beautiful illustrations。
Jean Petrillo
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Eric Carle's distinctive bright creatures abound in this Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner。 The story is about fathers that care for their eggs until they hatch。 The beautiful illustrations also have several acetate pages that hide something - it is a mystery until you turn away the page and see what is behind the acetate drawing。 The repetitive phrase is: "as Mr Seahorse drifted gently through the sea"。 The text describes his journey through the sea and tells how on the way he meets other fathe Eric Carle's distinctive bright creatures abound in this Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner。 The story is about fathers that care for their eggs until they hatch。 The beautiful illustrations also have several acetate pages that hide something - it is a mystery until you turn away the page and see what is behind the acetate drawing。 The repetitive phrase is: "as Mr Seahorse drifted gently through the sea"。 The text describes his journey through the sea and tells how on the way he meets other fathers， like a lionfish hidden behind the acetate page of a coral reef。 The plot shares that not only mothers look after the young。 The tissue paper collage illustrations are beautiful。 The age group is Grades 1 to 3。 。。。more
Rolf
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Beautiful illustrations plus an awesome message that challenges traditional gender norms！
Kaycee
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Beautifully written！！ First time to read it and loved learning about how some fishes take care of their eggs ❤️
Reference
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