This book is about a man who is brought up surrounded by meat and he hated it. He would always get meat for his birthdays. Then he got a job cleaning out fish tanks at the doctor's office. He would spend hours looking at the fish. Then at the dinner table one day his Louis's mother said that he should get a job at the meat shop. So the next day after school Louis started working at the store. His father told him that one day the store would be his. His parents died shortly after. Louis spent his days working at the shop. He was so unhappy; his only time happy was when he would draw fish in the refrigerator. Then all the sudden Louis started to feel sick and then he started to see people as fish. One night he had an awful nightmare. He dreamed that he was attacked by meat. When he woke up he found out that he had turned into a fish. On his way to work Al who owned the pet store saw him and invited him to his store to stay in a tank. From that day on he lived happily ever after

This book may have great poetry, but the imagry was enough to scare my toddler. Although beautifully illustrated, the images are a bit much - especially the one of the spider webs & spiders covering the boy's bed while he is sleeping. This is definitely a book for older kids, unless you want a book that will give your toddler nightmares!

My 5 and 8 year olds loved it and so did I. The wonderful little poems and the appropriate gross pictures were the perfect mix. A great book for kids and dads!

Attention Bug-Lovers! Here is a great poetry book for you. McKelvey has written 26 short buggy poems full of alliteration, puns and rythmn. The poems are potrayed with creative typsetting to accentuate the meaning. The illustrations by Egielski are the perfect embodiement of the creepy crawly critters. The bugs are big and bright and have such character. Both my four year old and my 11 year old loved this book. Having lived in Florida, I especially appreciated the poem about the roachs that "Roam through the dishes." Great fun for everyone.