A heartwarming Christmas tale of an unlikely friendship and the bond between a girl and her grandfather from beloved and bestselling author Eoin Colfer.
Little Lucja's Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja's heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match?
this perfectly crafted story is funny, touching and illuminating... With delicate black & white illustrations by Peter Bailey and its Christmas setting, this would be a lovely book to find in a stocking -- LoveReading4Kids
Eoin Colfer started writing in primary school with gripping Viking stories inspired by what he was learning in class. In 2001 he published the first book in the Artemis Fowl series, which went on to sell millions of copies across the globe. Eoin was the Laureate na nog (Irish Children's Laureate) from 2014-2016.