Fin Pal asks Norman "Are You Famous?"
Have you read the Norman the Goldfish books, NOT NORMAN and NORMAN ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH? Have your friends read them? (They are available in your library and bookstores.)
So then, what do you think Norman will say? Is he famous?
Ready to read Norman’s answer? Scroll down . . .
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But first a finny!
Q: Why did the burglar try to steal Norman?
Q: Why did the burglar try to steal Norman the goldfish?
A: Because Norman is 100% pure gold! Get it?
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
Fin Pal asks Norman "Want to Visit?"
Ready to read Norman’s answer? Scroll down . . .
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But first a finny!
Q: Why are goldfish so smart?
Q: Why are goldfish so smart?
A: They swim in schools!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
Fin Pal Ask Norman "Do You Like Ice Cream?"
Ready to read Norman’s answer? Scroll down . . .
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But first a finny:
Q: Why did Norman cover his eyes?
And now, the joke answer you’ve all been waiting for . . .
Q: Why did Norman cover his eyes?
A: Because the sunfish were too bright.
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
Fin Pal's Write the Finniest Letters
Isn’t Malise’s letter great! And she draws fintastic pictures, too! Even when finpals don’t ask questions, Norman sends an answer.
Ready to read Norman’s answer? Scroll down . . .
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Q: Why did Norman go to circus school?
Q: Why did Norman go to circus school?
A: He wanted to be a Clownfish.
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
and the WINNER of the "WINNER-WINNER CHICKEN DINNER" QUARTERLY GIVEAWAY IS . . .
THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER of the Summer 2023 Quarterly Giveaway is . . .
But first an apology: Forgive me for being tardy in plucking a winner for this quarter. No excuses.
Drum roll please!
Wait! Before we announce the winner, huge thanks and fishbowl love to all of you who entered this quarter’s Winner’s Choice Giveaway by subscribing to my blog, “Kelly’s Fishbowl,” sending letters & drawing to Norman the Goldfish’s advice column “Ask Norman,” or sharing snapshots of “Activities” on social media.
The good news is you made our fishy hearts flutter with joy.
The better news is, there weren’t as many entries as their could have been—did you forget you could enter more than one time each quarter?—so all of you who did enter have a 1-37 chance of winning. Talk about great odds!
In the interest of fairness, we wanted choosing the winner to be completely random-random drawing. We asked this guy to pick a winner.
But he wouldn’t take the bait. . .
So, we popped all the entries into our trusty champagne bucket. . .
The drawing was a real cluck-a-do! If it doesn’t show below click to Kelly Bennett Books YouTube Channel—and watch some read-alouds while you’re at it: https://youtube.com/shorts/h8EuHMyVw4s?si=Zcxro3o1LTgCHbhj
And the winner is: Jackson Stacy!
Lucky Jackson will win dinner with a chicken or his choice of any one of these fabulous prizes:
To all of you, There’s still next time! Enter now, enter often, even better—have your kids, students, second-cousin on your goldfish’s side enter. There is no limit to how many times you enter—or WIN the Quarterly Winner-Choice Giveaway!
Fin Pal Ask Norman "Do you have Fish Friends?"
In Norman One Amazing Goldfish, the boy enters Norman in Pet-o-Rama to show off his tricks, but when Norman gets on stage he is so nervous, he shivers.
Have you ever been somewhere where you’ve been that nervous?
We call that feeling “stage fright.”
Ready to read Norman’s answer? Scroll down . . .
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But first a finny:
Q: What kind of sunglasses does Norman wear?
About Stage Fright! The boy is the book, helps Norman and himself get over stage fright by closing his eyes and playing the song together. Having a friend to encourage you helps. Even if that friend isn’t on stage with you, you can look at them in the audience and it’s like that friend is with you.
And now the answer to Norman’s finny joke:
Q: What kind of sunglasses does Norman wear?
A: String Ray-bans.
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
HAPPY GOLDFISH DAY!
Fin-omenal Printables and Puzzles
GET YOUR GLUGS ON!
GLUG! GLUG! Happy Goldfish Day!
August 2 is officially National Goldfish Day!
A whole day in praise of Goldfish! We’re Celebrating with Treats for Everybody!
Here’s to Norman &
GOLDFISH EVERYWHERE!
Celebrate Goldfish Day with some goldfish fun from Norman!
Look there’s MORE! more fintastic activities, downloadables & Crafts
FINTASTIC activities, downloadables & Crafts
on my Pinterest Page @notnorman
And what every goldfish friend loves reading the most!—GOLDFISH BOOKS! SCARY GOLDFISH BOOKS!
For More Goldfish Love, Write to Norman. He’s a great finpal! Here’s How!
Here at the Fishbowl, every day is Goldfish Day! Glug! Glug!
Fin Pal Ask Norman: Are you Happy?
The painting above is by Emiley. And here’s her letter:
Here’s the scene from Not Norman, A Goldfish Story, before the boy cleans Norman’s fishbowl. See all the green gunk? Yuck!
What does Norman do after the boy drops him into his nice clean bowl?
So what do you think? Is Norman happy?
Ready to read Norman’s answer? Scroll down . . .
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But first a finny:
Q: What’s Norman’s favorite bedtime song?
And now for Norman’s answer. But this time, instead of Kelly writing a response, let’s let Norman show you. What does Norman do when the boy drops him into his nice clean bowl?
Look at the picture and then you tell us: Is he happy?
What to know what happens next? You’ll have to read Not Norman, a Goldfish Story.
Here’s a link to the Author Read-aloud!
And the answer to the joke: