The Magic Fish

by Freya Littledale

Other authorsWinslow Pinney Pels (Illustrator)

Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Genres

Children's Books

Publication

Scholastic (1992), Edition: Reissue, 32 pages

Description

A greedy fisherman's wife is granted every wish but can't find happiness.

User reviews

LibraryThing member dennislankau

This book is appropriate for K-1st grade students. This book is about a fisherman who is told by his wife to go catch a fish to eat. The fisherman catches a magic fish and releases it back into the water. The fishermans wife demands wishes from the fish and becomes gready. Eventually she becomes so

gready that the fish sends her back to her old hut where she and her fisherman husband are happy.
* Teaches about greed
* Students can say what wish they would ask from fish.

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LibraryThing member kbrash1

I love this book for so many reasons. The language used is simple, but Winsley Pinney Pels’ illustrations are really what draw the reader in. They are bright, whimsical, and also funny. For example, when the fish greets the fisherman, the look drawn on both characters faces are that of surprise.

Also, the reader can vividly see that the fisherman’s wife is in charge. The fish claims to be magic, and grants them several wishes to fulfill their lives. After wishes for a new house and money are granted, the fisherman’s wife keeps pressing her luck with the fish, and the magic fish gets frustrated with the gluttony. The big idea of the story is to not be greedy.

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LibraryThing member kzilinskas

Magic Fish is a good book for Kindergarteners or 1st graders. It's a traditional/folktale/fairytale about a woman who orders her husband to go fish. He catches a magic fish and the wife begins to demand wishes and becomes greedy. Bright illustrations help with the simplicity of words in the book.

LibraryThing member jbarr5

The magic fish by Freya Littledale
Children's story about a fisherman who catches a fish and he puts the talking fish back in the water because he told him he was a prince.
Wife tells him he should've asked for a pretty house for her...
Rhyming and silly. After a week she wishes for a castle...she is

never happy and always asks for more....
Fish keeps asking why she wants these things...
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

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LibraryThing member librisissimo

This is my favorite retelling of the story "The Fisherman and His Wife" from Grimm'sTales.
The artwork is simple but effective, and the rhyming repetition of the fisherman's requests give a wave-like rocking motion to the recitation.

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