The Wooden Fish
Award Winner - Storylines Notable Book for 2000.
Hanseni wants to help his mother and father but he's too little. Then one day the fishermen of the village return with no fish and the villagers have to go hungry. As each day passes there is still no food for the village. How can Hanseni help his village and make his father happy again? The Wooden Fish is a beautifully told story about a special gift from a son to his father.
Illustrated by Jennifer Cooper.
First published 1996 by Learning Media. Re-published 1999 by Reed Publishing.The Wooden Fish read by Tim Tipene
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