Eddie Bee

Orangey the goldfish is bought from the pet store one day, and a little boy takes him home. While Orangey is scared and dislikes being taken home at first, he ends up realizing that he has a good home (his fish bowl) and that Billy will be his friend. Orangey’s story is told in graphic novel form, using computer-generated illustrations. The pictures do not use a wide variety of colors. The limited use of colors along with the lack of texture or dimensions make the illustrations simplistic show more and rather elementary. The clever thing about the illustrations is that they emphasize the parts of the picture that readers should focus on. The most important parts of each illustration are in the foreground, are drawn with a bolder line, and are in color. In contrast, the background is drawn with a thinner line and is all in gray. This graphic novel would be best suited for kids who are new to graphic novels, because the illustrations are easy to follow and the speech bubbles are very clear. It would not be a good fit, however, for readers looking for an engaging, exhilarating plot. show less

I did not like this book because of the writing, language, and illustrations. This book almost reminded me of a comic book, because the text was written in language bubbles, and there were no quotations that were used. I also did not like some of the diction that was used throughout the text. For example, Orangey the gold fish exclaimed, “Oh baby!” when he was excited to eat his dinner, and spoke to the boy by calling him “kid.” I did not like the illustrations because they were very show more dull, and almost looked like they were created by using Microsoft Paint. Also, only some of the page consisted of color, which I thought made the book seem poorly made. Even though this book genre is fantasy, the plot still seemed very realistic. For instance, many children go to a pet shop to buy a goldfish in real life, but of course gold fish are unable to speak. One part of the book that I did enjoy was the fact that it started out with a page that displayed the proper pronunciation for the word “orangey.” Personally, I liked the idea of this story because it brought back childhood memories for me. For instance, I remember getting my first pet, which was a gold fish, and it was such an exciting experience! Lastly, I did not like that the characters were not given any names, besides Orangey the goldfish. For example, the father would refer to his son as “son” and his son would call his father “dad” throughout the entire story.
The main idea of the story is that friendship can be easily made between pets and their owners. At first, Orangey the goldfish was very upset to have left the pet shop, but he soon began to show an interest in his new friend. Another main message from the story is to always be kind to others. The boy was very nice to Orangey, and tried to make him feel comfortable in his new home. For instance, the boy made sure to feed Orangey some fish food, before he went to eat his own dinner and told Orangey, “Here’s some food. I didn’t want you to be hungry while I ate.” I thought this was a very nice gesture, and Orangey was very thankful for his dinner. show less

Orangey the Goldfish, Book 1
Colorful children's book about a bright orange goldfish. Little boy, Billy has promised to take care of his new goldfish. The fish is so happy to be in a new home.
He didn't like the bag at all after being bought from the store.
Too funny when the boy tastes the fish food to make sure it's gonna be good for the fish!
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Orangey the Goldfish: Side Story No. 1
Colorful children's book about a boy who is promised a pet. They go into a pet shop and he wants one of everything....
He finally decides on just one orange goldfish and the fish thinks he will like his new home...
Other books about Orangey are highlighted at the end.