hldillon's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting book on how sardines are canned. - controversial
Written and illustrated by Chris Raschka
Written and illustrated by Chris Raschka
sunny76's review
4.0
Arlene wants to be a sardine, but she is only a brisling. Can Arlene become a sardine and what does it take for Arlene to become a sardine?
robinfowl's review against another edition
4.0
whoa, what a messed up book! likely to make kids vegetarian?
faeriedrumsong's review against another edition
1.0
I scrolled through the thoughts of other for a little insight into how this book could be used and why some like it.
It could be used in a lesson on mathematics, as pointed out by someone. With each student getting her own sardine tin...
It could be used to describe the process of canning fish, I suppose.
But this book is just odd to me. While the colors of the artwork are pretty and the art itself is lively, drawing the eye around the page, the story leaves a lot to be desired.
It seems the author couldn't quite decide whether to write a story about the harsh realities of our food sources, or a cute story about an anthropomorphized fish with big dreams.
A book with a successful suicide as the main plot is just...problematic to me.
It could be used in a lesson on mathematics, as pointed out by someone. With each student getting her own sardine tin...
It could be used to describe the process of canning fish, I suppose.
But this book is just odd to me. While the colors of the artwork are pretty and the art itself is lively, drawing the eye around the page, the story leaves a lot to be desired.
It seems the author couldn't quite decide whether to write a story about the harsh realities of our food sources, or a cute story about an anthropomorphized fish with big dreams.
A book with a successful suicide as the main plot is just...problematic to me.
jaelikes's review
4.0
Why though? What? Is Chris Raschka a pen name for Franz Kafka? This book contains more information than I care to know about sardines. It was very enjoyably horrific.
cbashore's review
4.0
I can't remember ever laughing so hard in a book. I also realized after reading this that I have quite the morbid sense of humor. I think if I were to have this in a classroom I would just keep it on my shelf for independent reading. I think it is a bit too controversial to read a loud maybe? I think it is a unique way to explain death errr.. and maybe where sardines come from :)
quasinaut's review
informative
fast-paced
3.5
If you want an unexpectedly detailed story of how a young fish, Arlene, becomes a packed-in-a-tin sardine, look no further! I wouldn't exactly read this with any too-young kids, but it brings me a certain joy to know that this odd book exists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
lindamoore's review
5.0
If you are a brisling with aspirations to be a sardine, you're going to have to go through some rough stuff.