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Eoin Colfer’s heartwarming tale of an unlikely friendship and the bond between a girl and her grandfather – now in a standard paperback format for middle-grade readers.

Little Lucja’s Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja’s heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match?



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"this perfectly crafted story is funny, touching and illuminating… With delicate black & white illustrations by Peter Bailey and its Christmas setting, this would be a lovely book to find in a stocking" – LoveReading4Kids

4u2read – The Fish in the Bathtub

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    A Paperback / softback by Eoin Colfer, Peter Bailey

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      Publisher Barrington Stoke Ltd
      Published 6 October 2022
      ISBN-13 9781800901049
      978-1800901049
      ISBN-10 1800901046
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Eoin Colfer’s heartwarming tale of an unlikely friendship and the bond between a girl and her grandfather – now in a standard paperback format for middle-grade readers.

      Little Lucja’s Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja’s heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match?



      Trade Review

      "this perfectly crafted story is funny, touching and illuminating… With delicate black & white illustrations by Peter Bailey and its Christmas setting, this would be a lovely book to find in a stocking" – LoveReading4Kids

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