Jonty Gentoo
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The funny and fabulous rhyming picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo , Stick Man and Zog . 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! Every day he tells a tall tale. But did he really ride a seahorse? Did he really meet a mermaid? And who will believe him when he really does get captured in a net? Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers The fabulously funny bestseller from the UK’s number one picture book author and illustrator Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot The ideal gift for children starting school Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers From the creators of The Gruffalo , Stick Man and Zog , which have all been made into animated films The animated film of The Scarecrows' Wedding stars voice artists including Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey, The Trip) voicing Reginald Rake, Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters, Wild Rose) as Betty O'Barley, Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Alice and Jack) as Harry O'Hay, all led by Sophie Okonedo (Slow Horses, Hotel Rwanda) as the Narrator. Praise for Tiddler : 'Picture book perfection ... It's got laughs, drama and great rhymes ... Beat that for a happy ending" Independent 'A delightful rhyming tale ... a potential classic of the future, with a little hero that all children will identify with' Derby Evening Telegraph 'Great illustrations. Wildly imaginative. Utterly absorbing ... Just perfect' Liverpool Echo Review: Tiddler Gift-Ed, cover may vary - My autistic son absolutely loves this book. The rhythm, the repetition, and the colourful illustrations really capture his attention. 📖 The story is fun and engaging, with a gentle pace that keeps him calm and focused. 🎨 The artwork is bright and detailed – he loves pointing out all the sea creatures. 💫 We’ve read it so many times it’s become part of our bedtime routine. Highly recommend for young kids, especially those who enjoy structure and soothing storytelling. Review: Good story book. - A good story/poem. Fab author, she is a childhood staple in my family, we have many of her books.
| Best Sellers Rank | 94 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in Children's Books on Fish 1 in Children's Books on Marine Life 2 in Humorous Verse |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 7,663 Reviews |
B**R
Tiddler Gift-Ed, cover may vary
My autistic son absolutely loves this book. The rhythm, the repetition, and the colourful illustrations really capture his attention. 📖 The story is fun and engaging, with a gentle pace that keeps him calm and focused. 🎨 The artwork is bright and detailed – he loves pointing out all the sea creatures. 💫 We’ve read it so many times it’s become part of our bedtime routine. Highly recommend for young kids, especially those who enjoy structure and soothing storytelling.
B**A
Good story book.
A good story/poem. Fab author, she is a childhood staple in my family, we have many of her books.
C**L
Lovely storybook
Another fab book, my 3½ twin niece and nephew love these books and this one didn't let them down
J**E
Excellent
Excellent book
R**N
Nice fishy story
Lovely illustrations, but the fishes lies helped him find his way home, not sure what are encouraging but lovely story really enjoyed.
S**I
Great book!
Great book! Bright, colourful, bold. We love a board book as our youngest can easily open the pages too. Highly recommend all of the Julia Donaldson books.
A**R
Tiddler
Love this book! All Julia Donaldson books are amazing Price of this was fab!
N**N
A fun book with a nice cadence and story. Nice ending too.
Tiddler's a funny book about a little fish that tells tall tales, but eventually his stories kind-of come true. A little like a boy-fish who cried wolf-fish ;-) The rhyming and metre is challenging in this book, you have to get into the rhythm, and it's easy to forget to say it with the cantering cadence, and instead fall back to just reading it like a book. The story has a number of interesting morals and things for you to talk to your kids about at bed time... It covers imagination, truancy, lateral thinking, detective work and perseverence, all in one book. We've read it a number of times to the kids and they love it. It's one of the author's lesser-known books, but it's still a great little read! One of the really nice things you can talk to the kids about is that the book shows Julia Donaldson, garbed in scuba-gear at the end, taking notes while Tiddler relays his story to her... You can talk about how the book shows its own writing, a nice self-referentiality which is also sort-of present in Charlie Cook's Favourite Book.
W**S
We love this book
This is my daughters all time favourite book she’s only two but has now read it with me so many times she knows it by heart, I pretty much have to read it every night. Beautifully illustrated and such a lovely story I can really recommend it to anyone Also look out for the hidden gruffalo
D**.
Tiddler tells great stories
Cute story! My kids really enjoy this book.
S**Y
Fun story, beautiful illustrations, and a lesson to be learned.
Excellent story. My 7 and 5 year old grandsons love it and want to hear it again and again.
S**E
Great for toddlers
My 2 year old daughter loves this and wants to read it every night. We have most of Julia Donaldson's books and this is definitely her favourite. Previous reviewers have said that the story isn't quite as good as The Gruffalo or others but the variety of pictures is greater which is why my toddler seems to like this one the most. She likes naming or laughing at all the different fish.
C**E
OK
OK
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