Big Al - Andrew Clements

Big Al, an ugly and fierce-looking fish, longs for friends, but all the otherfish flee whenever he approaches them. Then one day, in a display of strengthand heroism, Big Al proves that the true test of a friend is how he acts, nothow he looks. Full color. Poor Big Al He just wants to make friends. And in the whole wide blue sea you can't find a nicer fish. But because Big Al is large and scary-looking, the little fish are afraid to get to know him. What can he do? He tries everything he can think of -- from disguising himself with seaweed to burrowing under the ocean floor so he'll look smaller. But something always goes wrong, and lonely Big Al wonders if he'll ever have a single friend. Then one frightening day, when a fishing net captures the other fish, Big Al gets the chance to prove what a wonderful friend he can be