“Warm up your performance skills for the exclamatory narrative, and watch your audience become a school of kid-sized great whites before your very eyes” 
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“There will be no need to fear for Shark’s enduring popularity; here he proves he’s one refreshing delight.” 
—Kirkus Reviews

“The oversize but spare drawings of a boastful young shark declaring his bravery guarantee giggles.” 
—School Library Journal