Tiddler

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In this much-loved picture book, a little mouse walks through the woods and encounters a fox, an owl and a snake. Although he looks small and ordinary, Tiddler is a fish who loves to tell tall tales. In school, he entertains his incredulous classmates with stories of diving with dolphins and meeting mermaids. Axel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn't think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition. He moved to England in 1982 to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art, and then set up home in London. Investigate any environmental issues linked to the sea. How does pollution affect sea creatures? How can people help ocean habitats? Tiddler sees some flying fish while he is having his adventure. Watch this video to learn more about them:

When it comes to writing lesson plans and finding activities for Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish, we’ve already done all of the heavy lifting for you. Play ‘Chinese Whispers’ and see how stories can sometimes change as they are passed from person to person. Find out how stories are passed on throughout history. Do you know any very old stories that are still told today? How have they changed over the years? Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish will love this post. It includes resource recommendations, teaching ideas, and information about the book. Find the locations of ponds / rivers / lakes near to where you live. Could you go on a trip there with your school?Can you spot the ‘Gruffalo’ fish in the illustrations? Can you design your own fish based on a character from a popular story? Investigate floating and sinking. How do fishing boats stay afloat? What materials and shapes are the best to use when designing a boat? Great activity ideas relating to the EYFS Areas of Learning and Development to use alongside the wonderful ‘Tiddler: The story-telling fish – poster’ Areas of learning: Julia Donaldson is one of today's most popular writers. Her bestselling titles include The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child and Room on the Broom. Although she is best-known for her picture books, Julia also writes longer novels, plays and songs. She lives in Glasgow and spends a lot of time on stage performing her brilliant sell-out singalong shows! Research one of the creatures in the story and write a report about it. What does each creature eat? How does it move? How is it adapted to help it live underwater?

Engage Your Students with Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps: By bestselling author, Julia Donaldson, Tiddler is now available in a board book format – perfect for babies and toddlers to hold and read along. I did a lot of research for this underwater story and all the fish in it are real ones – except for the Gruffalo fish which Axel sneaked in.Tiddler loves to share his stories with his sea friends. Read all about Tiddler’s tales, enjoy the detailed illustrations by Axel Scheffler and have under-the-sea fun! Laugh along with your little ones with this funny and fabulous rhyming picture book. A modern take on ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’. Tiddler is a tiny fish with a big imagination. He is frequently late for class and loves to tell tall tales as excuses. Neither his teacher nor his classmates believe his elaborate stories, but will they believe him when one of his crazy tales actually comes true? Write a story about Tiddler riding somewhere on a seahorse. Where does he go to? What happens there? Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish is about a small grey fish named Tiddler who has a big imagination. He uses his imagination to think of big made up stories to tell other fish. Tiddler is consistently late to school and when he gets to school he tells a tall tale about why he was late. The other fish say that he is just telling stories and they don’t believe him.