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The Fish Who Could Wish

by Korky Paul, illustrated by Korky Paul

Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+

Published by Oxford University Press, 2008

  • Funny
  • Picture books

About this book

Deep in the ocean lives a very special fish whose wishes come true! At first he wishes for all kinds of outlandish and extravagant things from a castle to a car, but then he makes a wish that goes very wrong indeed...

This fun and lively story has an engaging rhythmical text that makes it perfect for reading aloud with children. Young readers will love exploring all the details in Korky Paul's typically humourous illustrations of a crazy, multi-coloured underwater landscape.

About the author

Korky Paul was born in Harare Zimbabwe in 1951. He enjoyed a wild and privileged childhood in the African Bushveldt. He studied Fine Arts at Durban Art School and Film Animation at CalArts. He began his career in advertising before becoming an award-winning illustrator of children's books. He has sold more than two million books world wide in over twenty languages.

Known only to himself as the 'World's Greatest Portrait Artist', Korky regularly visits schools promoting his passion for drawing. He is a patron of The Art Room, Pegasus Theatre and Reading Quest. Korky Paul is married with two children. He lives in Oxford but they spend the summer living it up in Greece.

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