Woo-hoo, it’s Shark Week! My son and I have rounded up his shark books and we can’t wait to dive in and start reading together 🙂 He has a few options. . . .
Shark Books
His favorite shark book is Nugget and Fang by Tammi Sauer. This is great story about best friends who just happen to be a shark and a minnow. The minnow, Nugget, starts school with the other little minnows and learns that sharks are big, scary predators out to eat minnows and they most definitely cannot be friends. Fang is devastated by the news, and tries his hardest to keep their friendship in tact. It doesn’t look good for their friendship, until Fang saves the little minnows and teaches them that sharks and minnows can be friends. What is 10 minnows plus 1 shark = 11 awesome friends 🙂
You and your preschooler will want to check out this book and read about these awesome friends! Check you library for Nugget and Fang, or you can purchase it on Amazon.
Five Little Sharks Swimming in the Sea by Steve Metzger is another favorite. This is a short, sing-songy book that is an ocean-take on the Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Just like the monkeys, the sharks are getting into trouble! They bump into manatees, bang their tails (ouch!), get lost, and worry their mom, who has to call the doctor over and over again. Don’t worry, the story ends with all of the five little sharks safe and sound and swimming happily.
Steve Metzger has written a bunch of fun and silly preschool level books. Check out this and his other at your library.
Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug by Lynn Rowe Reed — a super cute picture book about a shark and an octopus looking for some love. You will giggle your way through the story reading the silly ideas these two friends come up with to get the beachgoers to give them hugs and kisses. In the end, the two friends realize that they don’t need hugs and kisses from the beachgoers because they have each other to exchange hugs and kisses with — awww!
Hopefully your library will have Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug. You can also buy it on Amazon.
My son insisted that Clark the Shark: tooth trouble by Bruce Hale also make the list of fintastic shark books. In this book, Clark gets injured playing soccer and his tooth becomes loose. Clark has to go to the dentist and he becomes really scared of what might happen at the dentist’s office. It turns out that he didn’t need to worry because the dentist was really nice. She tells funny jokes, juggles, and she didn’t hurt his mouth at all. This is a reassuring story for preschoolers who tend to get fearful when faced with new experiences. The end of the book has interesting shark facts too. Check your library for this one and other Clark the Shark stories.
If you haven’t read the original in the series, Clark the Shark, check out this read-aloud from Storyline Online.
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Update
We recently discovered I’m Getting a Shark by Brady Smith at our library and it is perfect for young shark fans. It is a cute story about a girl who is obsessed with sharks and she is convinced that she is getting a real one for her birthday! She shares all of her favorite shark facts with her dog as she weighs the pros and cons of which shark species would make the best pet.
