Look insideBarry the Fish With Fingers
Puffy the Puffer Fish loves to astonish his ocean friends with his special bubble-blowing show. Big bubbles, small bubbles, square bubbles: the sea creatures have never seen anything so amazing – until Barry shows up! Barry is a fish with fingers. He can finger-paint, knit and play with puppets. He can even (best of all) tickle! The fish can’t wait to play with him. But first Barry needs to cheer up someone who’s not feeling quite so tickled: poor old Puffy the Puffer Fish…
- A bold and brilliant classic by a favourite author
- The story that made Sue Hendra a household name
- Vibrant artwork in Sue’s dynamic, colourful style
- Uplifting moral that we’re all special in our own way
“This is rather fishy fun.” Families Magazine
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Fun Stuff
Activities
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Barry Dot to Dot
Draw a line and connect the dots to reveal a fantastic picture of Barry the Fish with Fingers!
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Barry the Fish with Fingers Colouring
Colour this fun picture of Barry!
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Barry the Fish with Fingers Matching Puzzle
Match the pairs to find the two odd fish out.
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Barry the Fish with Fingers Porthole Drawing Activity
What can you see through the porthole? Download the picture and draw your sea view.
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Design gloves for Barry the Fish with Fingers
Design a pair of funky gloves for Barry!
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Sue Hendra wordsearch
Can you find all the Barry, Norman, Keith and No-Bot words in this puzzle?
Recent reviews
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I liked how Barry used his fingers to play with finger puppets and how he uses them to play the piano (just like me!).
25 July 2021
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When i was little,my mum read this book to me! I wrote a review on it as part of the 2nd issue of my school’s newspaper.
I really enjoyed this book i would recommended to future parents to read to their kids
21 March 2018
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I thought that this book was funny because fish dont have fingers.
4 March 2014
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This is about a fish called Barry who is the most popular fish.
5 March 2013
Who's reading this?
Authors
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Sue Hendra
Sue Hendra is the wonderfully funny, award-winning author and illustrator of picture books like Barry the Fish with Fingers.
Awards
Sue Hendra won the Bishops Stortford Picture Book Award for her picture book Dave (illustrated by Liz Pichon) and the Lollies Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award for I Need a Wee (illustrated by Paul Linnet).
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