Six Foolish Fishermen

By Robert D. San Souci

Book Overview

"San Souci uses enough Cajun seasoning to enliven the retelling." -Booklist"Will put readers and listeners in stitches." -Kirkus Reviews"Definitely worth consideration for most collections." -School... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786823356
• ISBN13: 9780786823352
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Hyperion
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Six Foolish Fishermen

One day six brothers decide to go fishing. When it was time to go home they all counted to see if they had six brothers.The first brother counted five and the second brother counted five.All of the brothers counted five,and those foolish fishermen thought they had a lost brother.Read this book to find out how they became six foolish fishermen all over again.

A Little Funny Ha! Ha!

My daughter LOVES this book! We sat up in her bed the other night ROARING with laughter over these 6 Foolish Fishermen. She's only 7 but she understood their silly, foolish mistakes. (. . .)

This Will Tickle Your Funny Bone

This folk story is retold with all the spice of a Cajun jambalaya. San Souci, interweaving several variants of the funny tale, places his characters in the bayou country of Louisiana, where they set out to catch fish for their gumbo. Their comical misadventures reach a climax when the mathematically challenged fisherman decide to count each other "to be sure we all safe." Whoever does the counting always comes up with five, forgetting to count himself, leading the men to conclude that one of them must be dead. Kennedy's cartoon-style illustrations, created with acrylic on velum, are a perfect accompaniment to the story. A short, helpful glossary, as well as an author's note directing readers to more information on Cajun culture, can be found at the end. Suited for ages 5 and up, this book would make a fun read-aloud. A word of caution, however: It's peppered with Cajun dialect, so be sure to practice first!

Funny guys

This year in my class we are studying about an author.the other we have to do was Robert San Souci,I thougth he would be boring until I read this book,it made me laugh and say I want to read another.

A charming laugh for kid and parents

We got this book based on the darling drawings and the Cajun influence. Little did we know just how funny the story is. Some of the humor was a little above our five-year-old's head, but with some help with reasoning, he got it. By the time we made it to the middle of the book, he was anticipating the humor. It's a great book for reading aloud, especially if you have (or can fake) the Cajun accent!