Don't Trust Fish
Neil Sharpson
Readers rate it 3.7 (3 on Hardcover)
41 pages · Released Apr 8, 2025 · Penguin Group
Content report card
What's inside
Violence
Fighting, weapons, death
Language
Swearing, crude humor
Sexual content
Romance intensity, nudity
LGBTQ+ themes
Presence of characters or themes
Scary or mature
Horror, trauma, heavy themes
Substance use
Alcohol, drugs, smoking
What it offers
Positive messages
Kindness, courage, honesty, resilience
Positive role models
Characters who model good judgment and growth
Educational value
History, science, culture, how the world works
A note for parents
This is a humorous picture book that uses absurdist comedy and exaggeration to poke fun at fish, with the metadata noting it includes animal death but in a lighthearted, silly context rather than graphic or disturbing way. The book is intentionally ridiculous and funny, designed to entertain young readers through over-the-top conspiracy theories about fish rather than deliver serious messages. While it may contain mild peril or comedic menace typical of adventure picture books, there's no indication of genuine violence, profanity, or mature content. The educational value is limited since the humor stems from deliberately false and absurd "information" rather than factual learning.
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From the publisher
An absurdly laugh-out-loud funny picture book about the villainy of fish, illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat "A ribald and uproarious warning to those unschooled in fishy goings-on." —Kirkus, starred review Why, dear reader, must you NEVER EVER trust fish? 1) They spend all their time in the... An absurdly laugh-out-loud funny picture book about the villainy of fish, illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat "A ribald and uproarious warning to those unschooled in fishy goings-on." —Kirkus, starred review Why, dear reader, must you NEVER EVER trust fish? 1) They spend all their time in the water where we can’t see them. 2) Some are as big as a bus—that is not okay. 3) We don't know what they're teaching in their "schools." 4) They are likely plotting our doom. This nature-guide-gone-wrong is a hilarious, off-the-rails exploration of the seemingly innocent animals that live in the water.
Shelved under
- Juvenile Fiction
- Character driven
- Weak Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- Adventurous
- funny
- informative
- lighthearted
- Fantasy
- animal death
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ISBN 9780593616673 · Penguin Group