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Recommendations for a picture book about fish?

38 replies

maamalady · 10/01/2016 19:59

18 month old DD loves books and is currently obsessed with fish, so we thought we'd spend some of her Christmas money on a new story. We already have Barry The Fish With Fingers, but any others starring (or heavily featuring) fish would be good.

Does anyone have any ideas?

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slightlyglitterbrained · 14/01/2016 04:30

The Julia Donaldson book about a hermit crab, is that Sharing A Shell? Crab, anemone and bristleworm share a shell. That has some fish but they aren't the main chars (just try to eat them!)

queenoftheboys · 14/01/2016 04:32

I second Mr Seahorse by Eric Carle.

mrsmortis · 14/01/2016 10:17

I know that Whale's aren't fish but how about the Snail and the Whale

mrsmortis · 14/01/2016 10:19

Whoops - rouge apostrophe there...

constancef · 18/01/2016 22:35

What's the Dr Seuss one that starts One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish?

NotCitrus · 18/01/2016 23:08

Mr Seahorse, Tiddler, and any of the Octonauts books which will be suitable soon (age 2+)

The Cat in the Hat has a goldfish in a key role, and also One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.

The Snorgh and the Sailor has some wonderful sea creatures and is a lovely story about expanding your horizons.

NotCitrus · 18/01/2016 23:09

For 18mo, Jack Tickle's pop-up The Very Funny Fish - huge hit here even after the anglerfish light has been stuck back on with sellotape again...

NotCitrus · 18/01/2016 23:12

That's not my fish. Its thingy is too wotsit.

Groovester · 18/01/2016 23:13

Barry the fish with fingers 😄

Finola1step · 18/01/2016 23:16

Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway. My ds loved it at that age. It was the book we had to read every night for months.

fortifiedwithtea · 18/01/2016 23:21

I second The Fish That Could Wish.

piebald · 19/01/2016 07:26

Julia Donaldson one is Sharing a shell I think
Our all time favourite is Commotion in the Ocean
www.amazon.co.uk/Commotion-Ocean-Orchard-Picturebooks-Andreae/dp/184121101X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453188260&sr=1-1&keywords=commotion+in+the+ocean
I really can recommend it enough, read reviews on amazon

harryhausen · 19/01/2016 07:47

Omg, Hurrah for Fish was loved in our house! So much so, that even 10 years on we're still using done of the 'fishes' in our family vocab.

"You're being a bit of a Grumpy Fish!" Etc.

Love it!

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