A very big fish in a very little pond acts like a king and demands that the little fish in his pond scrub his tale and blow bubbles on his scales. Enticed by the frog who tells him of even bigger ponds, the big fish looks for adventure and like magic he is lifted from bigger pond to bigger pond only to discover that he isn't always a big fish. In fact, he is quite small, especially when he makes it all the way to the ocean. A kind whale even shoots him up into the sky where the not so big fish sees the universe and realizes that he is just a small drop in a big ocean. Maybe there is more to life than being the king and bossing others around just because you're bigger than they are.

An interesting book about a blow fish who is a big fish in a little pond, who goes in search of something better. But he instead finds a lesson in how small he actually is, and learns to appreciate what he has. The artwork is not typical for a picture book and looks very childlike, but I think it is wonderful and helps the story along.