Welcome
to Coral Reef City, home to the flashiest, prettiest tropical fish in the
entire ocean and to Terry, the blue fish.
Terry
is a blue fish, who along with Cilla, the sea crab and Steve, the sea snail spend
their days playing games of dodge a dolphin, hide a fish and shark speed.
But
when he asks the tropical fish if they would like to play with them, they
inform Terry that their games are stupid and he is dull and boring.
Cilla
and Steve both try to convince Terry to forget about their mean comments, but
he wants to be popular and feels he needs to change who he is to fit in with
them.
With
the help of his friends, he collects bits and pieces littered across the ocean
floor, and together with lots of sticky seaweed he transforms into a shimmery
and shiny tropical fish.
Terry
flaunts his new looks and is soon the most popular fish in Coral Reef City, he
even changes his name to Tropical Terry. He loves playing with his new friends
and gets caught up in the excitement of being popular that he forgets Cilla and
Steve.
Frolicking
in the ocean, Terry runs into Eddie the Eel who is looking for his dinner and
guess who catches his eye – Tropical Terry. In a race against being eaten,
Tropical Terry must decide who he really is and which friends he can trust.
Author
and illustrator, Jarvis has created a story that will resonate with audiences. Regardless
of what age people are, everyone likes to be popular and our self esteem and
ability to accept who we are often dependent on this. These are the challenges
that Jarvis has set for Terry.
In
creating Coral Reef City, the illustrations are intricate feasts of colour and immerse
the reader in this world. In a previous life, Jarvis trained as a graphic
artist and also designed record cover sleeves, websites and was an animation
director.
Title:
Tropical Terry
Author/Illustrator:
Jarvis
Publisher:
Walker Books, $16.99
Publication
date: 1 July 2018
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781406378627
For
ages: 2 - 5
Type:
Picture Book
