The Fish Who Cried Wolf [Hardcover]

The little fish Tiddler comes late to school every day, but always with an elaborate excuse that charms his classmates -- and annoys his teacher! One day, as he's thinking up his next story, a net sweeps him up and hauls him far away. How will Tiddler find his way home? All he has to do is follow the trail of his biggest, fishiest story yet!



For every parent or teacher who knows the boundless creativity of a perpetually late child, this book is sure to become the next read-aloud favorite from the bestselling author-illustrator team behindThe GruffaloandRoom On the Broom.

The little fish Tiddler comes late to school every day, but always with an elaborate excuse that entrances his classmates -- and annoys his teacher! One day, as he's thinking up his next story, a net sweeps him up and hauls him far away. How will Tiddler find his way home? All he has to do is follow the trail of his biggest, fishiest story yet!

For every parent or teacher who knows the boundless creativity of a perpetually late child, this book shows how to channel that energy into stories to be shared with friends and family. With a bouncy, bubbling rhyme . . .

. . . and vibrant undersea illustrations, THE FISH WHO CRIED WOLF is sure to become the next read-aloud favorite from the bestselling author-illustrator team behind THE GRUFFALO and ROOM ON THE BROOM.

Praise forThe Fish Who Cried Wolf



A charmingly illustrated story about a plain gray fish who 'blew small bubbles' but 'told tall tales... Donaldson's gently paced cautionary tale is populated by Scheffler's comical undersea creatures... and the effect is always amusing. --New York Times Book Review



Donaldson's rhyming text is crisp and clean, leaving plenty of metaphorical room for Scheffler's expansively imagined art. Always gifted at conjuring up entire worlds (even his spot illustrations feel animated al£\