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Don’t Trust Fish

Dan Santat

Andersen Press (4+) 9781839136429 (Paperback)

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A witty, underwater exploration of why some narratives might be less believable than others. There’s visual humour on every page and a brilliant synergy between words and pictures with a real sense of drama. The clear line style lends impact to images.  It takes on different tropes with the wildlife guide and the pages beneath the sea. Page turns are used to great effect in this postmodern picture book that makes subtle, yet timely comments about fake news. 

Themes:

  • Fish 
  • Misinformation 
  • Comedy 
  • Unreliable narration

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Dan Santat

Dan Santat is a New York Times bestselling 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.

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