Reviews

Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones

lady_mair's review

5.0

Beautiful illustrated...charmingly written...I closed this book feeling lighter and happier. Highly recommended!

readingthroughtheages's review

4.0

I enjoyed the story even more after reading the author's note at the end and learning the origin of this story.
Love Leo Espinosa's illustrations!

tschmitty's review

4.0

So I spent my time worried about the transportation of the goldfish. Will they be harmed or get diseased? Will their vacation home be habitable? How will the correct fish be returned to their proper families? Oh yeah, and there is a true story to be had among all this fish tension, and it led me to do some research, NYC is full of cool treasures.

jessalynn_librarian's review

4.0

June 2018 - a sweet summer vacation story set in a big city. I was a little worried when I saw all the goldfish and that fountain, but I loved the way Lloyd-Jones handled it. Charming.

jembrickner's review

3.0

This is sweet and fun!

unheardmelokate's review

3.0

A TERRIBLE lesson on how to care for a goldfish (talk to your local pet expert before getting a pet, please!), but the adorable story about summer in the city paired with Espinosa's beautiful illustrations won me over regardless.

toddwe's review

This book is to be published April 2018

phenson's review

5.0

LOVED it! Such a great true story!!

bgprincipessa's review against another edition

4.0

So cute, but I think kids might be a little traumatized by the family not knowing if the goldfish that were returned to them were their own! I almost couldn't handle it!