Gary Lamit

Gary Lamit


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An educator for almost forty years, Gary Lamit has taught second graders through university students and has published over thirty books on a variety of subjects. Married with grown kids, he currently teaches at a community college. He spends considerable time reading children’s books to his pre-school extended-family members, whose number seems to increase every few months!

 

Wally the Walking Fish Meets Madison and Cooper

Gary Lamit
BookSurge (2009)
ISBN 9781439225417
Reviewed by Sophia McElroy (age 6.5) for Reader Views (7/09)

Read interview with author on ReaderViewsKids.com

Synopsis: A young pig-tailed girl named Madison, a grumbling and very hungry yellow Labrador retriever named Cooper, and a walking fish called Wally, all prowl the area around their pond, dunes and forest in search of adventure in Gary Lamit s enchanting Wally the Walking Fish Meets Madison and Cooper.

When Madison and Cooper catch a fish in a local pond, they can t believe their eyes when they meet a real walking fish! They've never heard of such a thing and they don t know quite what to think. But imagine their surprise when the fish begins to talk and introduces himself as Wally! Wally soon charms them and together the three go for a fun walk around the area. While the yellow Lab humorously growls about his supposedly always empty belly, Madison and Wally soon meet another friend: a beaver named Betty. As the group of friends continues on their journey, they soon pick up lots of interesting facts about beavers, fish, mushrooms and more.