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K-3
Illustrated by
Axel Scheffler.
Anyone whose creativity has felt squelched by the moral of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" will welcome the denouement here: the fish hero is rescued by his tale-telling. Released from a fisherman's net in unknown territory, Tiddler retraces the route his own story has taken until he's safely home. Scheffler's comical illustrations in undersea hues reinforce the non-censorious tone.