The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas - Tapa dura

A life-affirming voyage of self discovery - with a fabulously fishy twist - from master storyteller David Almond. * The Bookseller * Readers will be captivated by the old-world charm of the freaky fairground community and the nature of our cape-clad hero. Almond's direct narration keeps the magic of storytelling strongly in the fairground. A class act -- We Love This Book * We Love this Book * This book will make hearts sing -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times * There's no mistaking the hallmark Almond tenderness and the willingness to work with the common things in life, which animate the book from start to finish and make it good. * Guardian * often funny, occasionally poignant, but always subtle, this is a terrific read, perfectly complemented by Oliver Jeffers's deadpan style of illustration * CBI recommended reads of 2012 * One of the Top 50 Winter Reads * Radar (Supplement to The Independent) * Great fun! * The Good Books Guide * Its message hits home: give a child belief in himself and there's no limit to what he can achieve * The Daily Mail * 5 stars- a delight from gills to tail...this fairy tale with fins completely engages from cast-off * Books for Keeps * Get ready for a slippery twist that'll have the young tiddlers flapping with excitement * Fluxlings * It's heart-warming, thought provoking, very silly in places and, as you'd expect from David Almond, beautifully written too. -- Phillip Ardagh * Big Issue *