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Barry the Fish with Fingers

By Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet

About The Book

Have you EVER seen a fish with fingers? No? Well, neither had the fish at the bottom of the ocean . . . until they caught sight of Barry! From the masterminds that brought you Supertato, Norman and No-Bot!

Fish come from all over the ocean to see Puffy the Puffer Fish's amazing bubbles. Big bubbles, small bubbles, square bubbles . . . they've never seen anything quite so amazing!

That is until Barry arrives on the scene. Barry is a fish with fingers and he's going to put them to good use. The fish are amazed. Life under the sea will never be the same again . . .

This crazy deep-sea caper is sure to be a hit with all the kids!

Look out for more hilarious stories from picture book superstars Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet:

Supertato stories:
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Supertato: Veggies Assemble
Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run!
Supertato: Evil Pea Rules
Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom
Supertato: Carnival Catastro-Pea
Supertato: Bubbly Troubly

Other Supertato books:
Supertato Sticker Activity Book
Supertato Super Squad 
Supertato Sticker Skills (coming May 2021)

Selected other titles by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet:
Barry the Fish with Fingers and the Hairy Scary Monster
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell
Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat
Doug the Bug that went Boing!
I Need a Wee!
No-Bot the Robot with No Bottom
No-Bot the Robot's New Bottom
 

About The Authors
Sue Hendra

Sue Hendra grew up in Wimbledon and has always loved making up stories and drawing pictures. Her favourite book as a child was Mr. Silly. She graduated from Brighton University in 1994 and has been creating picture books ever since. In 2006 she met Paul Linnet and could instantly see that she'd met a fellow nitwit who liked talking nonsense. They went on to create many bestselling books together, working in a small room in their house in Brighton. Sue loves swimming, and can swim up and down for a very long time. Her favourite book is still Mr. Silly.

Paul Linnet

Paul Linnet was born in Brighton and grew up in the Midlands, reading Tintin and playing classic 80s video games, before becoming obsessed with scribbling, writing, guitars and motorcycles. He studied Graphic Design at Derby University, and later moved back to Brighton where he met Sue Hendra. They made up a story about a fish with fingers and then a slug with a doughnut for a shell, and now no one can stop them from writing more and more frankly ridiculous books. They live in Brighton – and Paul still loves scribbling, writing, guitars and motorcycles.  

Product Details
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (July 6, 2009)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781847385161
  • Ages: 3 - 99

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Raves and Reviews

One of the best covers and titles this year complete with sparkly orange foil.

– The Bookseller

A funny tale that relies on one single gag, and ends with the moral that everyone has special talents that makes them unique.

– Junior

Resources and Downloads

Activity Sheets

Barry colouring in sheet (pdf)
Barry colouring in sheet (jpg)
Activity Design some gloves for Barry! (pdf)
Activity Design some gloves for Barry! (jpg)
Activity Spot the odd fish out (pdf)
Activity Spot the odd fish out (jpg)
Activity Through the Porthole (pdf)
Activity Through the Porthole (jpg)

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Barry the Fish with Fingers

By Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet