In a small apartment live three children and their three goldfish: Barracuda, Patch and Fiss. At a nearby park is a rundown fountain no longer in use, until a sign goes up at the start of one summer: “Calling all goldfish looking for a summer home.” In the coming days a man scrubs, scrapes, and eventually fills the fountain. And then come the goldfish parents, dozens of kids bearing bowls of fish. For the rest of the summer the fountain is a gathering place for children and adults, who visit the fish and share stories. At summer’s end, it’s time for the fish to go home. “And so the goldfish—who may have been Barracuda and Patch and Fiss, or some other goldfish altogether—went back to being in a fishbowl.” The charm of this tale is both in the telling and in the fact that it’s based on the true story of Hamilton Fountain in New York City, where neighborhood goldfish were invited to spend summers from 1992 to 2005. The flat, stylized art has an old-fashioned feel while the cast of city characters is realistically, wonderfully diverse. (Ages 4–8)

From a New York Times bestselling author and a rising-star illustrator comes a humorous tale based on an amazing-but-true story about the summer a city fountain was used as a goldfish pond.
 
H, Little O, and Baby Em are stuck in the city for the summer with only their pet goldfish—Barracuda, Patch, and Fiss—for company. It's looking like it might be a pretty boring vacation, but one day, something exciting happens. Someone starts fixing up the old fountain down the street—the one Grandpa says horses used to drink from before everyone had cars—and a sign appears: "Calling All Goldfish Looking for a Summer Home." H, Little O, and Baby Em can't wait to send their goldfish on vacation, and the fish, well, they seem pretty excited too. Based on the true story of Hamilton Fountain in New York City, this charming tale of one special summer will delight readers young and old. Author’s Note included.
 
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