WHAT ABOUT MY GOLDFISH?

A reassuring early chapter-book about moving. With a fine ear for dialogue and an amused but sympathetic eye for kid's concerns, first-time author Greenwood follows Jamie from an anxious leave-taking (goodbye to a best friend, preoccupied parents, a missing dog that turns up waiting in the loaded car) through a slightly rocky beginning at the new school (``My new teacher called me Jimmy three times''). The boy's goldfish, carefully transported, help Jamie make the transition: unlike the dog, they are allowed to come to school for show-and-tell. And when Dad builds a goldfish pond, there's a perfect excuse for a get-acquainted party, with the kids bringing fish instead of presents. Plecas's unpretentious, nicely expressive pen-and- watercolor illustrations make just the right complement to the likable, realistic story. (Young reader. 6-9)