The Story of Girl and Fish
Age range 3+
When a special fish is bumped out of a speeding truck, Girl must figure out a way to rescue him. Fish needs salty water to live but there are no solutions to be found in Girl’s kitchen or in her mountain town. Girl and Fish must venture somewhere new…
This beautiful environmentally conscious story explores how we might best take care of the animals with which we share our world. Girl and Fish also invites children to consider how what we might want for others is not necessarily the best thing for them, promoting conversation about the challenges of friendship and unconditional love.
Carolina Parada was born in a city perched in the mountains of South America. Carolina has a PhD in developmental biology and works as a researcher. She combines her scientific activities with her illustration/writing career. Her inspiration for both science and art comes largely from the perfection and imperfections of nature. Carolina loves surrealism, mythology and Japanese food. She lives in Paris. The Girl and the Fish is her first picture book, the illustrations were created digitally. She is currently working on book to be published with Casterman.
