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The smallest fish can tell the tallest tales ..."Sorry I'm late, Miss. I set off really early but on the way to school I was captured by a squid. I wriggled and I struggled till a turtle came and rescued me." "Oh, no, he didn't." "OH, YES, HE DID." Tiddler is a little fish with a BIG imagination! What ever will he come up with next?
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Alison Green Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 140710621X
ISBN-13: 978-1407106212
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.1 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #117,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #127 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Fish #554 in Books > Deals in Books
My son got this book for his 3rd birthday, and it quickly became both his and my favorite. The story is a cute one -- a little fish named Tiddler tells elaborate stories about why he's late to school every day. Then one day he is caught in a fisherman's net and then lost in the ocean. Then he hears someone telling one of his tall tales, and he traces his own story back home.The book rhymes and has repeating text, so even the smallest kid can "read along." The pictures are gorgeous, imaginative and full of details for little eyes to notice. The story is fun for kids and really very touching for adults. Put a child on your lap and read this with them . . . over and over and over again.
I love this story, and so does my four-year-old. However it is sold in England simply as "Tiddler". I feel that renaming it as "The Fish Who Cried Wolf" for the US market really does it a disservice. This is clear from the reviews by those expecting morals from the story that were neither intended nor implied in its original format. I see it as a celebration of creativity and the often distracted and nonconformist behaviours of those who are very creative. Tiddler is not caught out because of his exaggerations, as this new title implies. He is caught out because he is daydreaming, and he is saved by the spectacular and memorable nature of his exaggerations. HUGE difference.
I love this book, and my 4 and 6 year old boys love it, too. I read it months ago, so I don't recall all the details, however, Tiddler is a fish with a big imagination. He's often late for class and makes up big stories. Then he gets lost and has to find his way back. I checked it out from a library that my hotel's kid's club had while on a family vacation, and it is now one of my favorite kids books. It has a cute story that is very easy to read in a fun and animated way which gets a lot of giggles. I am about to buy it on and highly recommend it.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's THE FISH WHO CRIED WOLF tells of the smallest ocean fish who tells the tallest tales to explain his tardiness - until one day he really is caught by a fisherman. Can he use his storytelling abilities to escape? Hilarious fish drawings add personality and zest to the funny story of an unusual talent.
My daughter is a big fan of Graffalo so this book was an automatic winner for her. The drawings are fun and the story is very interested and fun to read, even for adults. A great book for young children!
yes, the similarities with Finding Nemo are quite extraordinary. Being caught in the net, the school teacher is a ray/skate, the kid is a clownfish. Finding Nemo came out in 2003, this came out in 2007. Really strange that she would be so derivative.Despite that, it IS an enjoyable book and really fun to read to young children. A nice story, some of her best rhymes.
This is a great story who always comes up with a far fetched excuse as to why he is late to school, until one day he really does have a reason to be very late indeed.This is a lovely story, brilliantly written with amazing illustrations. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffer always make a great team and this book is no exception
Julia Donaldson does it again. My kids love this book. The rhyming and overall storytelling are great. The illustrations add to the overall effect. Will have to buy another because the first one we have has been read by the kids so often.
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