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Barry the Fish with Fingers and the Hairy Scary Monster

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Barry and his fishy friends are playing Hide and Seek. Puffy finds a great hiding place in an old wreck, but he gets scared out of his wits when he sees a hairy monster lurking in the shadows. Luckily Barry the fish with fingers comes to the rescue - and discovers that the 'monster' is a friendly seahorse who just needs a haircut!

ISBN: 9781847389770
Pub Date: 4th August 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 32

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luke-from-sudbury Adult 496 book reviews

20th February '17

I read it to FreddyBoggis aged 4 aged 4

This book is great, my little boy loved it. A really fun story, he liked it when the hairy scary monster got his haircut and he was just a seahorse. Would recommend this book.

Wormmcd42 Adult 867 book reviews

28th November '18

I read it to Squirt aged 4 aged 4 & to Squidge aged 1 aged 1

A fun story about Barry who first appears in another lol. This time the friends are playing hide and seek when they find something scary. This was an enjoyable story with a silly ending. We have this on audio tape as well but it's not as good as the book. The pictures help to tell the story quite a lot.

Janine Adult 91 book reviews

27th February '17

I read it to Arya aged 3 aged 3

My daughter loves this book as she thinks it's hilarious. It's about a fish named Barry who is playing hide and seek with his friends. One of his friends is scared by a hairy monster; Barry gives the monster a haircut and it turns out to be a beautiful seahorse. They all decide to use the hair to play pirates. It shares a great message and I explained to my daughter that everything is not what it seems, and that the scary monster wasn't really scary but a friend. It has fantastic illustrations which are bright and colourful and the characters are cute and funny. I would definitely recommend this book.

MummaJ Adult 34 book reviews

2nd June '17

I read it to PJ aged 4 aged 4

We love Barry the Fish with Fingers, this book didn't disappoint!! Barry as usual, was the star of the book and showed that you shouldn't be afraid of things that look different! Barry 'tamed' the monster and they end up having a fantastic party together!

Sallym Adult 11 book reviews

23rd September '16

I read it to Daisym aged 3 aged 3

This is my little girls favourite book! She loves the colourful bold pictures and the friendly characters. I find the idea of a fish having "fish fingers" rather bizarre but it is hilarious to a 3 year old! Teaches about being kind to others and that things aren't always what you first think. Good length for bedtime.

readaholic21 Adult 11 book reviews

22nd July '17

I read it to TheFarter aged 6 aged 6 & to TheBurper aged 4 aged 4

A brilliant book for kids. Bright colourful illustrations and a funny story with a lovely meaning. Barry the fish is playing with his friends when one of them gets scared by a "monster". Barry bravely finds the "hairy scarey monster" and realises it's just a friendly seahorse who needs a haircut. Barry snips his hair and they all become friends and have a party.

This book is still a favourite with my boys aged 6 and 4.

elliemai07 Adult 370 book reviews

30th July '16

I read it to Daniel11 aged 4 aged 4

daniel loves the barry with fish with fingers story and was so happy when he saw another barry book.
beautifully illustrated and a fantastic story again
would recommend to anyone who loves barry the fish with fingers story

Wormmcd42 Adult 867 book reviews

1st July '17

I read it to Squirt aged 3 aged 3

Another funny Barry the fish with fingers story. We enjoyed the hide and seek game at the start. My daughter was a bit worried about the hairy scary monster but when he turned out to be friendly we were able to read the story again with more enjoyment!

gayleymoo-glasgow Adult 407 book reviews

26th February '17

I read it to Sam aged 7 aged 7 , to Matthew aged 4 aged 4 & to Sophiajane aged 1 months aged 0

My children love Barry with his fish finger hands! This story shows you how you shouldn't judge on appearances and my children love it when the monster gets his haircut.

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