Okay, this is starting to get a little scary now.

In the last week, Don’t Trust Fish has been Shortlisted for the 2025 An Post Irish Book Award for Children’s Book of the Year – Junior.

Voting has now begun and if you could give me a vote I’d really appreciate it.

ALSO

Publisher’s Weekly have named it as one of their best Picture Books of 2025.

Blogger and teacher Colby Sharp also featured DON’T TRUST FISH in a list of “Amazing 2025 Books” that you can find here: https://www.mrcolbysharp.com/2025

Oh, true story. Once my grandmother made me tidy my room and when she saw the result sniffily remarked that I’d never get the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Well, well, well.

Don’t Trust Fish actually, literally, has the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. I’m dead serious.

Barnes and Noble have named it as one of their Best Picture Books of 2025.

And lastly, Don’t Trust Fish has been shortlisted for the 2025 West Sussex Picture Books to Shout About Award.

And this is just the stuff I can tell you about NOW.

Crazy, crazy year.