38. Snarky Sharky. Bethan Clarke. Illustrated by Nikolas Ilic. 2025. 32 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, picture book, humor, animal fantasy]
First sentence: Some fish are forgettable--small fry--you know the ones. But not me, no. I'm the greatest fish in this reef. The one, the only...SNARKY SHARKY! That's me. Calm down, clams, you might pull a mussel. Anyway, that snarky stuff you've heard about me? It's all lies...I'm way worse.
Premise/plot: Snarky Sharky has a BIG ego and perhaps no [true] perspective. But when he moves from his little reef to a new locale....he may just learn a lesson long in coming.
My thoughts: This is a picture book--with an ocean setting--that celebrates word play on every single page. It is full of puns. Most of the 'groaning' sort. Will kids groan with these jokes? That's a good question, one I don't have the answer to. It's a silly, playful book with some bite to it.
© 2025 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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