Tiddler - Julia Donaldson > Reviews

Advantages: A book that will stay on your book shelf for a few years
Disadvantages: None

...about a little fish called Tiddler that is always late for school. Each time he is late for school he comes up with a tale to say why he is late. Each time the other little fishes call him a liar apart from one fish called Little Johnny Dory. He loves Tiddler's tales and tells his gran each story Tiddler tells him at school. One morning why Tiddler is on his way to school he is thinking up a tale to tell his teacher why he is late for school he does ... Read review

Advantages: great story and illustrations
Disadvantages: none

...goes on until one day Tiddler was dawdling on his way to school dreaming up his next story, and he is so distracted that he does not see the fishermen's net which he swims into. Luckily because he is only a tiddler he is thrown back but then he is lost in the middle of the deep dark ocean. (Meanwhile, Tiddler is so late for school that all the other fish are really beginning to worry about him.) Tiddler swims about lost and a little bit scared until ... Read review

Advantages: Nice Verse, Well Illustrated. Toddlers will enjoy it.
Disadvantages: None

...is about a fish called Tiddler who is always lates for school, and tells tall tales about why he is late to his teacher and friends. One day, something unexpected happens to Tiddler and he finds himself way out in the ocean on his own. Without wishing to ruin a wonderful story, Tiddler's tales return to help him out in a well thought out way. My son enjoys this as much as he enjoys all of Julia Donaldson's work and thankfully his mother and I enjoy ... Read review