Fish Friends Forever

This touching story of losing a dear pet and learning how to move forward is told in endearing diary entries and tender, childlike art.

"Whoop-a-loop and wahoo!" writes the young girl in her diary on the day she welcomes her pet fish, Frank, into her home. She and Frank play games such as Hide and Seek and Who Can Hold Their Breath the Longest (Frank wins that one!), they dress up for Halloween together, and she writes Frank lullabies and valentines.

But one day Frank doesn't come out from his hiding place and isn't interested in his fish food. A few days later he has died and she is inconsolable. Frank was her forever friend, and she could never love another fish. Or could she?

About the author

Kerry Ferguson; illustrated by Aliaa Betawi

Product details

• Authors: Aliaa Betawi, Kerry Ferguson, Ferguson Kerry
• Assisted by: Aliaa Betawi (Illustration)
• Publisher: Random House N.Y.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2025
• EAN: 9780593700204
• ISBN: 978-0-593-70020-4
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 260 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 361 g
• Illustrations: FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Fish and marine life, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Fish, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories