The second book that Clements wrote including his character Big Al. We are introduced to a new character here who in the beginning has no friends because he is different. This story is meant to teach young children about friendship. Even when people seem different, they can be a great friend. Shrimpy and Al become best friends because they are slower than the rest of the fish and can only tag each other during games. Al teaches Shrimpy not to be afraid of the deep, dark water. One day they are exploring and Al gets stuck in a rock. Shrimpy's courage is tested because he has to lead theother fish down into the dark water to save Al. He comes up with an idea to make the water brighter. He brings a lantern fish. They save Big Al and have a party for Shrimpy. This book is also good when studying friendship or the ocean.
Clements, A. and Yoshi. (2002) Big Al and Shrimpy. Simon and Schuster: New York.
