Our smartmouthed goldfish friend starts out alone in his bowl, where he swims around it--twice. But apparently eager pet owners are adding item after item to it, until he's crowded out. Finally rescued into a separate bowl, he feels relieved, but then worries about his former bowl mates (props for the 'they need me to make guppy bottles and change guppy diapers' line). Fortunately, they are all reunited in a much bigger aquarium, with an additional surprise.
Author Scillian captures a child's-- or anybody's-- frustration of being crowded in with a lot of others (and their stuff) as well as the counterbalancing feeling of being part of a family or group with funny dialog, accompanied by Tim Bowers' humorous illustrations. Even my 12 year old smiled and sniggered. ( )

This book speaks to the introvert in us all. Introverts feel inconvenienced by other people's presence sometimes and they can lash out at others for the wrong reasons. If everyone just acted like the goldfish at the end then we'd all be a lot happier and more open to our surroundings.

A goldfish in brightly colored art film noirs his way through a bowl change. ( )

LOVED this story! Very fun and funny ( )

A goldfish recounts the days’ events over the course of two weeks as he gets more and more irritated as his bowl gets increasingly crowded. Eventually he gets moved to a small bowl by himself and he starts to miss everyone else, but then he is moved into a large tank with all his friends again.