Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart

Benny Lindelauf, Laura Watkinson, Ludwig Volbeda

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English

Pushkin Press
25 October 2017

General fiction (Children's&YA); Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Young Adult

Tortot is a cold-hearted field cook who goes off to war. Soldiers drop like flies around him but Tortot just doesn't care. Until, that is, he finds a deserter in his kitchen: a boy who has lost his brothers and his legs in battle. Tortot feels no real sympathy for him, but decides to shelter him for one night. It's a decision that will change him for ever...

By: Benny Lindelauf
Illustrated by: Ludwig Volbeda
Translated by: Laura Watkinson
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 187mm, Width: 220mm,
ISBN: 9781782691549
ISBN 10: 1782691545
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benny Lindelauf is a multi-award-winning Dutch children's book author whose books have been translated into six languages. He also teaches creative writing to adults and children.Ludwig Volbeda (1990), is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam. Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart is the first children's book he has illustrated and it won a nomination for the BoekenPauw prize for best illustrated children's book.

Reviews for Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart

A timeless and ageless parable about the absurdity of war De Standaard Imbued with that tradition of storytelling, of tales you really wish were true De Volkskrant (five stars)