You Can't Pat a Fish

Ruth Paul, Ruth Paul

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Walker Books
05 March 2025

Children's & Educational; Picture books; Pets (Children's&YA)

A joyful rhyming Suessian romp that puts a playful twist on getting a pet.

If it's wet, it isn't a pet! You can play with a puppy and snuggle a bunny, but as much as you wish, you can't pat a fish.

A visit to the pet shop is just the beginning of this delightful, insightful and fun-filled story of not getting what you wished for!

By: Ruth Paul
Illustrated by: Ruth Paul
Imprint: Walker Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 258mm, Width: 267mm,
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9781760656973
ISBN 10: 1760656976
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 05 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 3 to 6 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ruth Paul is an award-winning writer and illustrator of children’s picture books, and a New Zealand Arts Laureate (2019). Her books have been published in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, the UK, China and Korea, with translations into five languages. She has twice won the Picture Book Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Ruth is an experienced presenter at both schools and literary events, and takes up the University of Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence fellowship in 2023. She is also a champion of her local community Makara, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, where she lives and looks after a large native forest project.

Reviews for You Can't Pat a Fish

Ruth Paul is a masterful picture book writer and illustrator, and her many awards prove it. You Can’t Pat a Fish is yet another treat for young readers and listeners. A joy to read aloud with easy flowing rhyme and rhythm and all the animals children could ever wish to love, this is going to be a favourite in the classroom and at bedtime. * What Book Next *