Don'T Trust Fish!: A Funny Picture Book For Children

A laugh-out-loud picture book all about fish and how we absolutely must not trust them, illustrated by New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Medal-winning Dan Santat. Have you ever noticed that fish spend all of their time under water? What are they plotting down there? And did you know that a group of fish is called a 'school'? Exactly what are they learning in these 'schools'? We must find answers. But one thing's for sure. Whatever you do: Don't. Trust. Fish. Laugh along as you learn lots of fishy facts from a very suspicious narrator, who believes that there's something more than a bit fishy about fish... Prepare to laugh, learn, and maybe even look at your pet goldfish a little differently. With deadpan humour from celebrated Irish author and playwright Neil Sharpson that will be loved by children and grown-ups alike, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back and B. J. Novak's The Book with No Pictures. Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards A WATERSTONES Best Book of 2025 A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 2025 Kids' Book Awards winner One of SLATE MAGAZINE's 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years Shortlisted for the BLACKWELL'S Children's Book of the Year 2025 Longlisted for the PETERS Children's Book of the Year Award 2025 Review: Wonderfully funny... a quirky gem, highly recommended * Irish Independent * Deliciously deadpan and absolutely hilarious -- Waterstones Laugh out loud volume about fish and how we absolutely must not trust them * The Bookseller, Buyer's Guide * As well as being a genuinely funny book, it is, like many picture books, really very sophisticated indeed. * Booktrust * Filled with deadpan humour * RTE * Prizes: Winner of West Sussex Picture Books to Shout About Award (UK) and Peters Books Children's Books of the Year (UK) and Coventry Inspiration Book Awards (UK). Short-listed for Blackwell's Book of the Year Award (UK) and An Post Irish Book Awards (UK) and UKLA Book Award (UK). Long-listed for Carnegie Medal for Illustration (UK). Author Biography: Neil Sharpson (Author) Neil Sharpson is an Irish author and playwright, who has written for theatre since his teens. He transitioned to writing novels in 2017, adapting his own play The Caspian Sea into When the Sparrow Falls. A huge fan of animation, Neil writes the comedic review blog Unshaved Mouse, focusing on animated film and comic book movies. He is a graduate of the Abbey Theatre's New Playwright's Programme, and was shortlisted for the Maguire International Playwrighting Award. Don't Trust Fish is his debut picture book. Neil lives in Dublin with his wife and their two children. Dan Santat (Illustrator) Dan Santat is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator. His picture book, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, won the 2015 Caldecott Medal for distinguished illustration. He also wrote The Guild of Geniuses and created the Disney Channel animated series The Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his wife, two children and various pets.